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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-4-29
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Hematopoietic stem cells cannot be maintained in vitro without stromal cells, even if they are provided with growth factors, and it is likely that supportive cells in the bone marrow express membrane or secreted proteins that maintain hematopoiesis. Here we show that mKirre, a mammalian homolog of the gene kirre of Drosophila melanogaster, encodes a type Ia membrane protein that is involved in the hematopoietic supportive capacity of OP9 mouse stromal cells. Repressing mKirre expression with a short interfering RNA significantly reduced this supportive capacity. Our data suggest that mKirre is cleaved by metalloproteinases and that the extracellular domain of mKirre is responsible for supporting hematopoietic stem cells. These results contribute to our understanding of the mechanisms by which the hematopoietic microenvironment regulates hematopoiesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1529-2908
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
457-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Drosophila Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Hematopoiesis, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Hematopoietic Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Metalloendopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Muscle Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:12665856-Stromal Cells
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
A stromal cell-derived membrane protein that supports hematopoietic stem cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Virology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan. hirueno@gan2.res.ncc.go.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't