Entrez gene ID | | 21832 |
Official gene symbol | | Thpo |
Full name | | thrombopoietin |
Aliases | | Mgdf,Ml,Mpllg,Tpo,Tpo1,Tpo2,Tpo3,Tpo4 |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a humoral growth factor necessary for megakaryocyte proliferation and maturation, as well as for thrombopoiesis. The encoded protein is a ligand for the product of the myeloproliferative leukemia virus oncogene. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 16 Locus: 16 B1|16 13.8 cM |
Gene position | | 20734584 - 20724527 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 10058 bp |
Gene sequence |
| |
|