Thrombopoietin induces activation of at least two distinct signaling pathways.
Thrombopoietin (Tpo) is a cytokine regulating megakaryocyte maturation and platelet formation. We studied Tpo-induced signal transduction, and found that Tpo induces phosphorylation of adapter molecules. Shc and Vav, and of serine/threonine kinases Raf-1 and mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases. Further, Tpo induced activation of Ras, MAP kinase kinase, MAP kinase and Pim-1. Taken together with other observations, we concluded that Tpo induces the activation of at least two distinct signaling pathways, a specific Tyk2-JAK2/STAT1-STAT3-STAT5 signaling cascade and a common Shc/Vav/Ras/Raf-1/MAP kinase kinase/MAP kinase signaling cascade.
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Tsukuba Life Science Center, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Ibaraki, Japan.
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D000818:Animals; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D051379:Mice; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051573:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-pim-1; D019908:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf; D051567:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-vav; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D013926:Thrombopoietin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018631:ras Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018909:src Homology Domains
D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051567:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-vav; C496619:Vav1 protein, mouse; D013926:Thrombopoietin; D011494:Protein Kinases; C496636:Pim1 protein, mouse; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D051573:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-pim-1; D019908:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; D018631:ras Proteins