Abstract
It has been known for sometime that thrombopoietin acts on megakaryocytic progenitor cells to stimulate platelet production. It has recently been discovered that it also stimulates the self-renewal and expansion of normal murine and human haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) by acting on its cognate receptor, the product of the myeloproliferative leukaemia (c-MPL) proto-oncogene. The c-MPL receptor may also play an important role in the development of human myeloproliferative disorders, essential thrombocythemia, myelofibrosis and polycythemia vera, cooperating with the dysregulated Janus kinase JAK2V617F.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 495-499 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Best Practice and Research: Clinical Haematology |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 12 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- c-MPL
- HOX
- JAK2
- myeloproliferative disorders
- stem cell
- thrombopoietin