Protein Found to Regulate Red Blood Cell Size and Number
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 15:31
in Biology & Nature
By examining the results of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in conjunction with experiments on mouse and human red blood cells, researchers in the lab of Whitehead Institute Founding Member Harvey Lodish have identified the protein cyclin D3 as regulating the number of cell divisions RBC progenitors undergo, which ultimately affects the resulting size and quantity of RBCs.