Rabbit anti-Human THPO Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P40225

Target Species

Human

Target Name

THPO

Target Full Name

Thrombopoietin

Target Function

Lineage-specific cytokine affecting the proliferation and maturation of megakaryocytes from their committed progenitor cells. It acts at a late stage of megakaryocyte development. It may be the major physiological regulator of circulating platelets.

Target Involvement

Thrombocythemia 1 (THCYT1)

Target Subcellular Location

Secreted.

Target Protein Families

EPO/TPO family

Target Research Area

Cancer

Target Synonyms

C mpl ligand; C-mpl ligand; Megakaryocyte colony stimulating factor; Megakaryocyte colony-stimulating factor; Megakaryocyte growth and development factor; Megakaryocyte stimulating factor; MGC163194; MGDF; MKCSF ; ML; MPL ligand; MPLLG; Myeloproliferative leukemia virus oncogene ligand; Prepro thrombopoietin; THCYT1; THPO; Thrombopoietin; Thrombopoietin nirs variant 1; TPO; TPO_HUMAN

Target Background

Megakaryocytopoiesis is the cellular development process that leads to platelet production. The main functional protein encoded by this gene is a humoral growth factor that is necessary for megakaryocyte proliferation and maturation, as well as for thrombopoiesis. This protein is the ligand for MLP/C_MPL, the product of myeloproliferative leukemia virus oncogene. Mutations in this gene are the cause of thrombocythemia 1. Alternative promoter usage and differential splicing result in multiple transcript variants differing in the 5' UTR and/or coding region. Multiple AUG codons upstream of the main open reading frame (ORF) have been identified, and these upstream AUGs inhibit translation of the main ORF at different extent.