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Gain-of-function of Stat5 leads to excessive granulopoiesis and lethal extravasation of granulocytes to the lung.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Lin Wan-chi, Schmidt Jeffrey W, Creamer Bradley A, Triplett Aleata A, Wagner Kay-uwe
Abstract excerpt
The Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5 (Stat5) plays a significant role in normal hematopoiesis and a variety of hematopoietic malignancies. Deficiency in Stat5 causes impaired cytokine-mediated proliferation and survival of progenitors and their differentiated descendants along major hematopoietic lineages such as erythroid, lymphoid, and myeloid cells. Overexpression and persistent activation of...
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