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thrombopoietin

L THPO gene provides instructions for making a protein called thrombopoietin that promotes the growth and division (proliferation) of cells. This protein attaches to (binds) and turns on (activates) the thrombopoietin receptor, which stimulates several signaling pathways that transmit chemical signals from outside the cell to the cell's nucleus. These pathways are important for controlling the production of blood cells.

Normal function

L THPO gene provides instructions for making a protein called thrombopoietin that promotes the growth and division (proliferation) of cells. This protein attaches to (binds) and turns on (activates) the thrombopoietin receptor, which stimulates several signaling pathways that transmit chemical signals from outside the cell to the cell's nucleus. These pathways are important for controlling the production of blood cells.

Thrombopoietin is especially important for the proliferation of certain blood cells called megakaryocytes, which produce platelets, the cells involved in blood clotting. Research suggests that thrombopoietin signaling may also play a role in the renewal of hematopoietic stem cells, which are stem cells located within the bone marrow that have the potential to develop into red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

Conditions referring to this gene or chromosome

Altri nomi

c-mpl ligand

megakaryocyte colony-stimulating factor

megakaryocyte growth and development factor

megakaryocyte stimulating factor

MGC163194

MGDF

MKCSF

ML

MPL ligand

MPLLG

myeloproliferative leukemia virus oncogene ligand

TPO

TPO_HUMAN

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  • 18 Ago 2020 | Ultima versione
  • 1 Sept 2014 | Pubblicato originariamente

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