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ArticleBlood advances2018

A β1-tubulin-based megakaryocyte maturation reporter system identifies novel drugs that promote platelet production.

Hideya Seo, Si Jing Chen, Kazuya Hashimoto, Hiroshi Endo, Yohei Nishi, Akira Ohta, Takuya Yamamoto, Akitsu Hotta, Akira Sawaguchi, Hideki Hayashi and 5 more

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Article in Blood advances, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Hideya SeoCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Si Jing ChenCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7857-1140
Kazuya HashimotoCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Hiroshi EndoCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Yohei NishiCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Akira OhtaCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Takuya YamamotoCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Akitsu HottaCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Akira SawaguchiDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.
Hideki HayashiFrontier Science Unit, Department of Medical Innovations, New Drug Research Division, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokushima, Japan.
Noritaka KosekiFrontier Science Unit, Department of Medical Innovations, New Drug Research Division, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokushima, Japan.
George J MurphySection of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; and.
Kazuhiko FukudaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Naoshi SugimotoCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7271-9175
Koji EtoCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5863-7122
Kyoto University · JPOtsuka (Japan) · JPBoston University · USChiba University · JPUniversity of Miyazaki · JP

Funding

Defining the Role of the AHR in Blood Cell SpecificationsR01ES025409 · NIEHS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI MURPHY, GEORGE J, SHERR, DAVID H · 2016 to 2020
$1.8M
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES025409
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During maturation, megakaryocytes (MKs) express β1-tubulin (TUBB1) and rearrange their microtubule components to enlarge, form proplatelets, and eventually release platelets. The development of a platform to identify in vitro conditions that would efficiently promote MK development could potentially enable large-scale platelet production. Here, we show that an immortalized MK cell line (imMKCL) genetically modified to express the β1-tubulin-Venus reporter provides a practical system to efficiently monitor the in vitro production of platelet-like particles (PLPs). The Venus transgene was inserted downstream of the

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AnimalsBlood PlateletsCell LineDrug DiscoveryDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalGenes, ReporterHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsLuciferasesMaleMegakaryocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLReceptors, Aryl HydrocarbonThrombopoiesisTubulinLuciferasesReceptors, Aryl HydrocarbonTubulin

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PMID30206099
PMCPMC6134216
OpenAlexW2891714382

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