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ArticleBlood2019

Steady-state and regenerative hematopoiesis occurs normally in mice in the absence of GDF11.

Jill M Goldstein, Hilal Sengul, Kathleen A Messemer, Marcos Fernández-Alfara, Jessica C Garbern, Amy C Kristl, Richard T Lee, Amy J Wagers

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Article in Blood, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Clinical Applications of Ligand Traps Targeting Activin Type II Receptors.Anti-inflammatory & anti-allergy agents in medicinal chemistry · 2026
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  2. An emerging class of new therapeutics targeting TGF, Activin, and BMP ligands in pulmonary arterial hypertension.Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2023
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  3. The Role of Iron in Benign and Malignant Hematopoiesis.Antioxidants & redox signaling · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jill M GoldsteinDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA.
Hilal SengulDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA.
Kathleen A MessemerDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA.
Marcos Fernández-AlfaraDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA.
Jessica C GarbernDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA.
Amy C KristlDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA.
Richard T LeeDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA.
Amy J WagersDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA.
Harvard University · USBoston Children's Hospital · USJoslin Diabetes Center · US

Funding

SPECIAL ASSAY COREP30DK036836 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI ROHIT N. KULKARNI · 1986 to 2026
$50.5M
RESEARCH METHODS IN PEDIATRICS HEART DISEASET32HL007572 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI Sarah D DE FERRANTI, Jane W. Newburger · 1985 to 2026
$13.0M
TRAINING GRANT IN ACADEMIC ENDOCRINOLOGYT32DK007529 · NIDDK · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Ursula B. Kaiser, Anand Vaidya · 1986 to 2026
$6.3M
Regulation and Function of Growth Differentiation Factor 11 During Development and AgingR01AG048917 · NIA · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI WAGERS, AMY JO · 2016 to 2020
$2.8M
Investigating GDF11 and MSTN as candidate circulating geronic factorsR01AG057428 · NIA · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI WAGERS, AMY JO · 2017 to 2020
$2.0M
A New Pathway for Reversing Cardiac AgingR01AG047131 · NIA · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI LEE, RICHARD T · 2015 to 2019
$1.7M
Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Regeneration During Aging by Growth Differentiation Factor 11F32AG050395 · NIA · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI GOLDSTEIN, JILL MARIE · 2015 to 2017
$121k
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007572NIA NIH HHS F32 AG050395NIA NIH HHS R01 AG047131NIA NIH HHS R01 AG048917NIA NIH HHS R01 AG057428NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK036836NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007529
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tightly regulated production of mature blood cells is essential for health and survival in vertebrates and dependent on discrete populations of blood-forming (hematopoietic) stem and progenitor cells. Prior studies suggested that inhibition of growth differentiation factor 11 (GDF11) through soluble activin receptor type II (ActRII) ligand traps or neutralizing antibodies promotes erythroid precursor cell maturation and red blood cell formation in contexts of homeostasis and anemia. As Gdf11 is expressed by mature hematopoietic cells, and erythroid precursor cell expression of Gdf11 has been implicated in regulating erythropoiesis, we hypothesized that genetic disruption of Gdf11 in blood cells might perturb normal hematopoiesis or recovery from hematopoietic insult. Contrary to these predictions, we found that deletion of Gdf11 in the hematopoietic lineage in mice does not alter erythropoiesis or erythroid precursor cell frequency under normal conditions or during hematopoietic recovery after irradiation and transplantation. In addition, although hematopoietic cell-derived Gdf11 may contribute to the pool of circulating GDF11 protein during adult homeostasis, loss of Gdf11 specifically in the blood system does not impair hematopoietic stem cell function or induce overt pathological consequences. Taken together, these results reveal that hematopoietic cell-derived Gdf11 is largely dispensable for native and transplant-induced blood formation.

Indexed as

Gene DeletionHematopoiesisAnimalsBone Morphogenetic ProteinsCells, CulturedFemaleGrowth Differentiation FactorsHematopoietic Stem CellsMaleMiceBone Morphogenetic ProteinsGdf11 protein, mouseGrowth Differentiation Factors

Identifiers

PMID31530563
PMCPMC6856987
OpenAlexW2974715495

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