JAK2, complemented by a second signal from c-kit or flt-3, triggers extensive self-renewal of primary multipotential hemopoietic cells

AUTOR(ES)

Zhao, Shengming

FONTE

Oxford University Press

RESUMO

Defining signals that can support the self-renewal of multipotential hemopoietic progenitor cells (MHPCs) is pertinent to understanding leukemogenesis and may be relevant to developing stem cell-based therapies. Here we define a set of signals, JAK2 plus either c-kit or flt-3, which together can support extensive MHPC self-renewal. Phenotypically and functionally distinct populations of MHPCs were obtained, depending on which receptor tyrosine kinase, c-kit or flt-3, was activated. Self-renewal was abrogated in the absence of STAT5a/b, and in the presence of inhibitors targeting either the mitogen-activated protein kinase or phosphatidylinositol 3′ kinase pathways. These findings suggest that a simple two-component signal can drive MHPC self-renewal.

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