Abstract:
The invention relates to an ex vivo method for expanding monocytes, macrophages or dendritic cells, which method comprises inhibiting the expression or the activity of MafB and c-Maf in monocytes, macrophages or dendritic cells; and expanding the cells in the presence of at least one cytokine or an agonist of cytokine receptor signalling.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for inducing proliferation of functionally differentiated somatic cells comprising a step of activating expression of a Myc family gene and a KIf family gene in said cells or contacting said cells with a Myc family protein and a KIf family protein.