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Studies of the c-Mpl thrombopoietin receptor through gene disruption and activation.
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) - 1 Jan 1996
Alexander W S, Roberts A W, Maurer A B, Nicola N A, Dunn A R, Metcalf D
Abstract excerpt
The c-mpl gene encodes a receptor for thrombopoietin (TPO), a cytokine that potently stimulates megakaryocytopoiesis. To study the mechanisms of c-Mpl activation, we generated constitutively active receptor mutants. Substitution of cysteine residues into a dimer interface homology domain of c-Mpl forced ligand-independent homodimerization and constitutive receptor activation. In factor-dependent cells, mutant...
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