title: CLEC-2 and podoplanin, partners again.
abstract: In this issue of Blood, Tamura et al reveal a novel function for podoplanin on periarteriolar stromal cells in the bone marrow: promoting megakaryocyte growth and proplatelet formation by interaction with C-type lectin-like receptor 2 (CLEC-2).
authors.affiliation: OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION.
authors.forename: Jianxin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION.
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9586-7971
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology*; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000502:physiology*; D008533:Megakaryocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D034061:Thrombopoiesis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins