Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
C-type lectin-like receptor 2 (CLEC-2) is a platelet activating receptor which binds to podoplanin (PDPN). In this study, we investigated a physiological function of CLEC-2 and/or PDPN for meagkaryo/thrombopoiesis. The interaction of CLEC-2 with PDPN directly accelerated expansion of megakaryocyte progenitors. We also newly identified PDPN expressing bone marrow stromal cells adjacent to arterioles in the bone marrow, and termed as BM FRC-like cells. Now, we propose that BM FRC-like cells provide a novel CLEC-2/PDPN dependent megakaryopoietic microenvironment in the vicinity of arterioles in the bone marrow.
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