CSF1R-dependent macrophages control postnatal somatic growth and organ maturation.
Sahar Keshvari, Melanie Caruso, Ngari Teakle, Lena Batoon, Anuj Sehgal, Omkar L. Patkar, Michelle Ferrari-Cestari, Cameron Edward Snell, Chen Chen, Alexander J. Stevenson, Felicity M. Davis, Stephen J. Bush, Clare Pridans, KIM M. SUMMERS, Allison Robyn Pettit, , David Arthur Hume
This study shows that Csf1r mutation in mice, rats, and humans causes developmental defects, and bone marrow transfer can reverse some phenotypes by restoring macrophages.
PLoS Genetics · Jun 3, 2021Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology