Effects of the steel gene product on mouse primordial germ cells in culture

Stem cell factor is encoded at the SI locus of the mouse and is the ligand for the c-kit tyrosine kinase receptor

1990 • 1,448 citations

The proto-oncogene c-kit encoding a transmembrane tyrosine kinase receptor maps to the mouse W locus

1988 • 1,390 citations

The dominant-white spotting (W) locus of the mouse encodes the c-kit proto-oncogene

1988 • 1,336 citations

Molecular cloning of mast cell growth factor, a hematopoietin that is active in both membrane bound and soluble forms

1990 • 870 citations

Identification, purification, and biological characterization of hematopoietic stem cell factor from buffalo rat liver-conditioned medium

1990 • 837 citations

Primary structure and functional expression of rat and human stem cell factor DNAs

1990 • 779 citations

The Coat Colors of Mice

1979 • 646 citations

Embryonic expression of a haematopoietic growth factor encoded by the SI locus and the ligand for c-kit

1990 • 521 citations

Requirement for mast cell growth factor for primordial germ cell survival in culture

1991 • 482 citations

The coat colours of mice. A model for mammalian gene action and interaction.

1979 • 401 citations

Developmental expression of c-kit, a proto-oncogene encoded by the W locus

1990 • 349 citations

Candidate ligand for the c-kit transmembrane kinase receptor: KL, a fibroblast derived growth factor stimulates mast cells and erythroid progenitors.

1990 • 304 citations

Migratory and postmigratory mouse primordial germ cells behave differently in culture

1986 • 270 citations

Genital ridges exert long-range effects on mouse primordial germ cell numbers and direction of migration in culture

1990 • 158 citations

The role of growth factors in self-renewal and differentiation of haemopoietic stem cells

1990 • 72 citations