| Literature DB >> 8202154 |
F J de Sauvage1, P E Hass, S D Spencer, B E Malloy, A L Gurney, S A Spencer, W C Darbonne, W J Henzel, S C Wong, W J Kuang.
Abstract
Physiological platelet synthesis is thought to require the humoral activities of meg-CSF and thrombopoietin, which respectively promote proliferation and maturation of megakaryocytic cells. A meg-CSF/thrombopoietin-like protein that is present in plasma of irradiated pigs has been purified and cloned. This protein binds to and activates the c-mpl protein, a member of the cytokine receptor superfamily. The isolated Mpl ligand shares homology with erythropoietin and stimulates both megakaryocytopoiesis and thrombopoiesis.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8202154 DOI: 10.1038/369533a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962