CD34 Protein: Its expression and function in inflammation.

Carolina Rego Rodrigues, Sahib Moga, Baljit Singh, Gurpreet Kaur Aulakh

Cell and tissue research 2023 Sep

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CD34 has spear-headed the field of basic research and clinical transplantation since the first reports of its expression on hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Expressed in mice, humans, rats and other species, CD34 has been used for more than 40 years as a hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell marker. It was later found that muscle satellite cells and epidermal precursors can also be identified with the aid of CD34. Despite the usefulness of CD34 as a marker of HSCs, its overall purpose in animal physiology has remained unclear. This review recaptures CD34 structure, evolutionary conservation, proposed functions, and role in lung inflammation, to describe current research findings and to provide guidance for future studies on CD34. © 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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Carolina Rego Rodrigues, Sahib Moga, Baljit Singh, Gurpreet Kaur Aulakh. CD34 Protein: Its expression and function in inflammation. Cell and tissue research. 2023 Sep;393(3):443-454