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Fig. 2. Crossregulation of the temporal transcription factors. Both loss- and gain-of-function studies have demonstrated cross-regulatory interactions between the temporal transcription factors. These interactions include both activation (arrows) and repression of transcription (T-bars). As detailed in the text, these regulatory interactions can both stabilize the current state and promote the next state, thus ensuring the sequential progression of temporal states during lineage development.