Alternative splice variants of cytokines: Making a list

The human gene for vascular endothelial growth factor. Multiple protein forms are encoded through alternative exon splicing

1991 • 1,991 citations

Transmembrane form of the kit ligand growth factor is determined by alternative splicing and is missing in the SId mutant

1991 • 740 citations

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING IN THE CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION

1989 • 701 citations

Structure and Chromosomal Localization of the Human Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1 (SDF1) Gene

1995 • 629 citations

A Heparin-Binding Form of Placenta Growth Factor (PlGF-2) is Expressed in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells and in Placenta

1993 • 245 citations

Human CSF-1: gene structure and alternative splicing of mRNA precursors.

1987 • 238 citations

The chromosomal gene structure and two mRNAs for human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.

1986 • 227 citations

Genomic Organization of the Mouse and Human Genes for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor B (VEGF-B) and Characterization of a Second Splice Isoform

1996 • 217 citations

EGF, EGF receptor, basic FGF, TGF beta-1, and IL-1 alpha mRNA in human corneal epithelial cells and stromal fibroblasts.

1992 • 194 citations

Rat insulin-like growth factor II gene

1986 • 192 citations

Regulation of IL-15 secretion via the leader peptide of two IL-15 isoforms.

1997 • 182 citations

Tissue-Specific and Developmentally Regulated Transcription of the Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2 Gene

1987 • 161 citations

Structural and functional aspects of the multiplicity of Neu differentiation factors.

1994 • 148 citations

Differential Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (Vascular Permeabilty Factor) Forms in Rat Tissues

1995 • 137 citations

Genomic structure, chromosomal localization, and conserved alternative splice forms of thrombopoietin

1995 • 130 citations

An alternative splice variant of human IL-4, IL-4 delta 2, inhibits IL-4-stimulated T cell proliferation.

1996 • 128 citations

Cloning and characterization of a new isoform of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist.

1995 • 122 citations

Cloning and Characterization of the Human Megakaryocyte Growth and Development Factor (MGDF) Gene

1995 • 110 citations

Processing and secretion of nerve growth factor: expression in mammalian cells with a vaccinia virus vector.

1988 • 110 citations

Generation and characterization of a competitive antagonist of human hepatocyte growth factor, HGF/NK1

1993 • 92 citations

Hepatocyte Growth Factor and Its Variant with a Deletion of Five Amino Acids Are Distinguishable in Their Biological Activity and Tertiary Structure

1994 • 84 citations

Expression of Alternatively Spliced bFGF First Coding Exons and Antisense mRNAs during Chicken Embryogenesis

1993 • 80 citations

Cloning, Characterization and Developmental Regulation of Two Members of a Novel Human Gene Family of Neurite Outgrowth-Promoting Proteins

1991 • 72 citations

4-(Fluoromethyl)phenyl Phosphate Acts as a Mechanism-based Inhibitor of Calcineurin

1995 • 71 citations

The placenta growth factor gene of the mouse

1996 • 69 citations

Genes for interleukin 7 are transcribed in leukemic cell subsets of individuals with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

1993 • 65 citations

Gene structure and differential expression of acidic fibroblast growth factor mRNA: identification and distribution of four different transcripts.

1993 • 63 citations

Generation of a variant of human interleukin-4 by alternative splicing

1996 • 61 citations

The chromosomal gene structure for murine granulocyte colony‐stimulating factor

1987 • 54 citations

Structural and Sequence Analysis of TGF-β2 cDNA Clones Predicts Two Different Precursor Proteins Produced by Alternative mRNA Splicing

1988 • 53 citations

Identification and Characterization of Two Alternative Splice Variants of Human Interleukin-2

1996 • 51 citations

Alternative splicing generates two forms of mRNA coding for human heparin-binding growth factor 1.

1990 • 50 citations

Rapid and sensitive mRNA phenotyping for interleukins (IL-1 to IL-6) and colony-stimulating factors (G-CSF, M-CSF, and GM-CSF) by reverse transcription and subsequent polymerase chain reaction.

1991 • 45 citations

Multifactorial regulation of IGF‐I gene expression

1993 • 45 citations

Detection and analysis of an alternatively spliced isoform of interleukin-6 mRNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells

1995 • 42 citations

Cloning of two novel forms of human acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF) mRNA

1993 • 38 citations

Dictionary of Cytokines

1994 • 38 citations

Functional Characterization of the Brain-specific FGF-1 Promoter, FGF-1.B

1995 • 37 citations

Identification of an alternatively spliced transcript of human interleukin-4 lacking the sequence encoded by exon 2.

1993 • 36 citations

Human fibroblast growth factor 1 gene expression in vascular smooth muscle cells is modulated via an alternate promoter in response to serum and phorbol ester

1995 • 30 citations

Different fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF-1) transcripts in neural tissues, glioblastomas and kidney carcinoma cell lines.

1995 • 30 citations

The Proinflammatory Cytokine Interleukin-12 Occurs as a Cell Membrane-Bound Form on Macrophages

1996 • 29 citations

Platelet-derived growth factor and alternative splicing: A review

1992 • 23 citations

Expression of insulin‐like growth factor‐IA and factor‐IB mRNA in human liver, hepatoma cells, macrophage‐like cells and fibroblast

1991 • 22 citations

Genomic Organization of the Human HBNF Gene and Characterization of an HBNF Variant Protein as a Splice Mutant

1993 • 12 citations

Quantitative analysis of the two macrophage colony-stimulating factor mRNA expressed in a human stromal cell line by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)

1994 • 12 citations

Alternative Splicing of Fibroblast Growth Factor 1 (FGF-1) Transcripts: A Cellular Dilemma in Determining Exon Selection and Exclusion

1994 • 11 citations

An alternatively spliced Interleukin 4 form in lymphoid cells

1995 • 9 citations

Identification of an alternatively spliced transcript of equine interleukin-1β

1996 • 9 citations