The region between CALM aa 520-583 is essential for CALM-AF10–mediated immortalization. Murine bone marrow progenitor cells were transduced with retroviral constructs expressing CALM-AF10 proteins schematically shown on the left. Bar graph (right) indicates the number of colonies generated per 10 000 cells seeded in second and third passage methylcellulose cultures. The mean ± SEM are shown from duplicate samples analyzed in 3 [CALM(1-552)-AF10], 4 [CALM(520-583)-AF10], or 5 [Vector, CALM-AF10, and CALM(1-583)-AF10] independent experiments.