MKL1 and MKL2 play redundant and crucial roles in megakaryocyte maturation and platelet formation
Smith EC, Thon JN, Devine MT, Lin S, Schulz VP, Guo Y, Massaro SA, Halene S, Gallagher P, Italiano JE, Krause DS. MKL1 and MKL2 play redundant and crucial roles in megakaryocyte maturation and platelet formation. Blood 2012, 120: 2317-2329. PMID: 22806889, PMCID: PMC3447785, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-04-420828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine DiphosphateAnimalsBleeding TimeBlood PlateletsBone Marrow CellsCells, CulturedCrosses, GeneticCytoplasmCytoskeletonGene Expression ProfilingHematopoiesisMegakaryocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPlatelet ActivationThrombocytopeniaTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsConceptsMegakaryocyte maturationPlatelet formationSerum response factorSerum response factor expressionMembrane organizationGene expressionMKL1MKL2Response factorDKO miceKO backgroundMegakaryocyte compartmentMegakaryocytesCritical roleMegakaryocyte ploidyExpressionMaturationKnockout miceFactor expressionCrucial roleHomologuesGenesMiceProlonged bleeding timeRole