“…Known to act as both a transcriptional repressor and activator, Foxp1 regulates the development of many tissues, including esophagus, lung, heart, thymus and spinal cord (Wang et al, 2004;Hu et al, 2006;Shu et al, 2007;Dasen et al, 2008;Feng et al, 2010;Zhang et al, 2010;Feng et al, 2011;Li et al, 2012). Ablation of Foxp1 disrupts B cell development (Hu et al, 2006) as well as development of the lung and esophagus (Shu et al, 2007).…”