Project description:Patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) display severe anemia but the mechanisms underlying this phenotype are incompletely understood. Right open-reading-frame kinase 2 (RIOK2) encodes a protein kinase located at 5q15, a region frequently lost in patients with MDS del(5q). Here we show that hematopoietic cell-specific haploinsufficient deletion of Riok2 (Riok2f/+Vav1cre) led to reduced erythroid precursor frequency leading to anemia. Proteomic analysis of Riok2f/+Vav1cre erythroid precursors suggested immune system activation, and transcriptomic analysis revealed an increase in p53-dependent interleukin (IL)-22 in Riok2f/+Vav1cre CD4+ T cells (TH22). Further, we discovered that the IL-22 receptor, IL-22RA1, was unexpectedly present on erythroid precursors. Blockade of IL-22 signaling alleviated anemia not only in Riok2f/+Vav1cre mice but also in wild-type mice. Serum concentrations of IL-22 were increased in the subset of patients with del(5q) MDS as well as patients with anemia secondary to chronic kidney disease. This work reveals a possible therapeutic opportunity for reversing many stress-induced anemias by targeting IL-22 signaling.
Project description:CD34-positive cells from peripheral blood were culture for 5 days in erythroid differentiating medium. Four progenitor stages were sorted by FACS using the established cell surface markers CD34 and CD36 with CD117, CD71, and CD105 (Yan H, Am J Hematol, 2021). A comprehensive analysis of the proteome of these four erythroid progenitor stages was done in quadruplicate using a label free proteomic approach.
Project description:Erythropoiesis is a tightly regulated process. Development of red blood cells occurs through differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells into more committed progenitors and finally into erythrocytes. Binding of erythropoietin to its receptor (EpoR) is strictly required for erythropoiesis as it promotes survival and late maturation of erythroid progenitors. In vivo and in vitro studies have highlighted the requirement of EpoR signaling through Jak2 tyrosine-kinase and Stat5a/b as a central pathway. Here, we demonstrate that phospholipase C gamma 1 (Plcγ1) is activated downstream of EpoR/Jak2 independently of Stat5. Plcγ1-deficient proerythroblasts and erythroid progenitors exhibited strong impairment in differentiation and colony-forming potential. In vivo, suppression of Plcγ1 in immunophenotypically defined hematopoietic stem cells (Lin-Sca1+KIT+CD48-CD150+) severely reduced erythroid development. To identify Plcγ1 effector molecules involved in regulation of erythroid differentiation we assessed for changes on the level of transcription and DNA methylation after inactivation of Plcγ1. The single common downstream effector was H2AFY2, which encodes for the histone variant macroH2A2 (mH2A2). Suppression of macroH2A2 expression recapitulated the effects of Plcγ1 knockdown on erythroid maturation. Taken together, our findings identify Plcγ1 and its downstream target macroH2A2, as a ânon-canonicalâ signaling pathway essential for erythroid differentiation. MCIP-seq was used to interrogate methylation changes during Epo-induced differentiation of murine I/11 erythroblastic cell line upon knock-down of Plcy1 as compared to a mock control. Two different shRNA constructs that target Plcg1 were investigated at two different time points.
Project description:Erythropoiesis is a tightly regulated process. Development of red blood cells occurs through differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells into more committed progenitors and finally into erythrocytes. Binding of erythropoietin to its receptor (EpoR) is strictly required for erythropoiesis as it promotes survival and late maturation of erythroid progenitors. In vivo and in vitro studies have highlighted the requirement of EpoR signaling through Jak2 tyrosine-kinase and Stat5a/b as a central pathway. Here, we demonstrate that phospholipase C gamma 1 (Plcγ1) is activated downstream of EpoR/Jak2 independently of Stat5. Plcγ1-deficient proerythroblasts and erythroid progenitors exhibited strong impairment in differentiation and colony-forming potential. In vivo, suppression of Plcγ1 in immunophenotypically defined hematopoietic stem cells (Lin-Sca1+KIT+CD48-CD150+) severely reduced erythroid development. To identify Plcγ1 effector molecules involved in regulation of erythroid differentiation we assessed for changes on the level of transcription and DNA methylation after inactivation of Plcγ1. The single common downstream effector was H2AFY2, which encodes for the histone variant macroH2A2 (mH2A2). Suppression of macroH2A2 expression recapitulated the effects of Plcγ1 knockdown on erythroid maturation. Taken together, our findings identify Plcγ1 and its downstream target macroH2A2, as a “non-canonical” signaling pathway essential for erythroid differentiation.
Project description:CD34+ progenitors were isolated from the bone marrow of three healthy volunteers. CD34+CD71+CD45RA- were FACS sorted to enrich for erythroid progenitors. The cells were cultured for four hours with or without EPO in combination with LY294002, and harvested for RNA extraction, amplification and expression analysis. A compound treatment design type is where the response to administration of a compound or chemical (including biological compounds such as hormones) is assayed. Compound Based Treatment: EPO Keywords: compound_treatment_design
Project description:- tryptic digests of CD34+ FAC-sorted cells dilution series acquired in DIA mode on Orbitrap Lumos - tryptic digests of HSC, MEP, GMP, CMP FAC-sorted cells acquired in DIA mode on Orbitrap Lumos
Project description:Zbtb46 represses G-CSFR and LifR in cDCs Zbtb46 does not significantly affect gene expression in erythroid progenitors WT, Het, and KO cells were sorted from BM or spleen and analyzed. Pre MegE cells were sorted as CD117+ CD150+ CD105-CD41-CD16/32-. Pre CFU-E cells were sorted as CD117+ CD150+ CD105lo CD41- CD16/32-. CFU-E cells were sorted as CD117+ CD150- CD105+ Cd41- CD16/32-. Splenic CD4+ DCs were sorted as B220- CD11c+ MHCII+ CD8- CD172+ CD11b+ CD4+.
Project description:Microarray experiments were performed using FAC-sorted young photoreceptors to analyze their transcriptome in comparison to remaining retinal cells at same developmental stage and retinal progenitors.
Project description:Rapid expansion of stress erythroid progenitors is a key response to acute anemia during stress erythropoiesis. Besides the rapidly amplifying progenitors, a small population of stem-cell like erythroid progenitors undergoes limited number of cell divisions and maintains their stemness. In this study, we addressed the differences in expression profiles of regulatory genes between two stress erythroid progenitor populations that were identified by proliferation capacity and physiological status. We used microarrays to detail the gene expression profiles of stem-cell like stress erythroid progenitors and rapidly amplifying stress erythroid progenitors during stress erythropoiesis.
Project description:CD34+ progentitors were isolated from the bone marrow of three healthy volunteers. CD34+CD71+CD45RA- were FACS sorted to enrich for erythroid progenitors. The cells were cultured for four hours with or without EPO in combination with LY294002, and harvested for RNA extraction, amplification and expression analysis.