title: A receptor tyrosine kinase cDNA isolated from a population of enriched primitive hematopoietic cells and exhibiting close genetic linkage to c-kit.
abstract: We have cloned a receptor tyrosine kinase cDNA, designated fetal liver kinase 1 (Flk-1), from mouse cell populations enriched for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Sequence analysis of this clone reveals strong homology to the c-Kit subfamily of receptor kinases, and in particular to the Flt gene product. Chromosomal mapping shows that the Flk-1, Kit, and Pdgfra genes are closely linked. Flk-1 mRNA is expressed in primitive and more mature hematopoietic cells as well as in a wide variety of nonhematopoietic tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, NJ 08544.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gavin
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Copeland
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Lemischka
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D015870:Gene Expression; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000201:enzymology*; D008099:Liver / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D009115:Muridae; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit; D011519:Proto-Oncogenes; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D004247:DNA; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit