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Gene duplication of zebrafish JAK2 homologs is accompanied by divergent embryonic expression patterns: only jak2a is expressed during erythropoiesis.
Blood - 15 Oct 1999
Oates A C, Brownlie A, Pratt S J, Irvine D V, Liao E C, Paw B H, Dorian K J, Johnson S L, Postlethwait J H, Zon L I, Wilks A F
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Members of the JAK family of protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) proteins are required for the transmission of signals from a variety of cell surface receptors, particularly those of the cytokine receptor family. JAK function has been implicated in hematopoiesis and regulation of the immune system, and recent data suggest that the vertebrate JAK2 gene may play a role in leukemia. We have isolated and characterized jak...
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