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Dadelahi A, Jackson T, Agarwal AM, Lin L, Rets AV, Ng DP. Applications of Flow Cytometry in Diagnosis and Evaluation of Red Blood Cell Disorders. Clin Lab Med 2024; 44:495-509. [PMID: 39089754 DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2024.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
Abstract
Clinical flow cytometry plays a vital role in the diagnosis and monitoring of various red blood cell disorders. The high throughput, precision, and automation potential of this technique allows for cost-effective and timely analysis compared to older and more manual test methods. Flow cytometric analysis serves as the gold standard diagnostic method for multiple hematological disorders, especially in clinical scenarios where an assay needs to have high sensitivity, high specificity, and a short turnaround time. In this review, we discuss the role of flow cytometric analysis in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, fetal-maternal hemorrhage, and hereditary spherocytosis.
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- Alexis Dadelahi
- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, 15 N. Medical Drive East, Suite 1100, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, 15 N. Medical Drive East, Suite 1100, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, 15 N. Medical Drive East, Suite 1100, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; Special Hematology, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Hematopathology, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, 15 N. Medical Drive East, Suite 1100, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; Research and Innovation, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Immunologic Flow Cytometry, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Immunology, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; PharmaDx, Research & Innovation ARUP Laboratories, 500 Chipeta Way, MS 115, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, 15 N. Medical Drive East, Suite 1100, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; Hematopathology, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Immunohistochemistry and Histology, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, 15 N. Medical Drive East, Suite 1100, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; Hematopathology, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Applied Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Hematologic Flow Cytometry, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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Sudnitsyna J, Ruzhnikova TO, Panteleev MA, Kharazova A, Gambaryan S, Mindukshev IV. Chloride Gradient Is Involved in Ammonium Influx in Human Erythrocytes. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7390. [PMID: 39000500 PMCID: PMC11242273 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25137390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 06/20/2024] [Accepted: 06/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024] Open
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The ammonia/ammonium (NH3/NH4+, AM) concentration in human erythrocytes (RBCs) is significantly higher than in plasma. Two main possible mechanisms for AM transport, including simple and facilitated diffusion, are described; however, the driving force for AM transport is not yet fully characterized. Since the erythroid ammonium channel RhAG forms a structural unit with anion exchanger 1 (eAE1) within the ankyrin core complex, we hypothesized the involvement of eAE1 in AM transport. To evaluate the functional interaction between eAE1 and RhAG, we used a unique feature of RBCs to swell and lyse in isotonic NH4+ buffer. The kinetics of cell swelling and lysis were analyzed by flow cytometry and an original laser diffraction method, adapted for accurate volume sensing. The eAE1 role was revealed according to (i) the changes in cell swelling and lysis kinetics, and (ii) changes in intracellular pH, triggered by eAE1 inhibition or the modulation of eAE1 main ligand concentrations (Cl- and HCO3-). Additionally, the AM import kinetics was analyzed enzymatically and colorimetrically. In NH4+ buffer, RBCs concentration-dependently swelled and lysed when [NH4+] exceeded 100 mM. Cell swelling and hemolysis were tightly regulated by chloride concentration. The complete substitution of chloride with glutamate prevented NH4+-induced cell swelling and hemolysis, and the restoration of [Cl-] dose-dependently amplified the rates of RBC swelling and lysis and the percentage of hemolyzed cells. Similarly, eAE1 inhibition impeded cell swelling and completely prevented hemolysis. Accordingly, eAE1 inhibition, or a lack of chloride anions in the buffer, significantly decreased NH4+ import. Our data indicate that the eAE1-mediated chloride gradient is required for AM transport. Taken together, our data reveal a new player in AM transport in RBCs.
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- Julia Sudnitsyna
- Center for Theoretical Problems of Physicochemical Pharmacology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 30 Srednyaya Kalitnikovskaya St., 109029 Moscow, Russia
- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 44 Thorez Ave., 194223 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 44 Thorez Ave., 194223 Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Department of Cytology and Histology, Saint Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Emb., 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Center for Theoretical Problems of Physicochemical Pharmacology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 30 Srednyaya Kalitnikovskaya St., 109029 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Cytology and Histology, Saint Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Emb., 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 44 Thorez Ave., 194223 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 44 Thorez Ave., 194223 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Khare P, Edgecomb SX, Hamadani CM, E L Tanner E, Manickam DS. Lipid nanoparticle-mediated drug delivery to the brain. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 197:114861. [PMID: 37150326 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.114861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have revolutionized the field of drug delivery through their applications in siRNA delivery to the liver (Onpattro) and their use in the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. While LNPs have been extensively studied for the delivery of RNA drugs to muscle and liver targets, their potential to deliver drugs to challenging tissue targets such as the brain remains underexplored. Multiple brain disorders currently lack safe and effective therapies and therefore repurposing LNPs could potentially be a game changer for improving drug delivery to cellular targets both at and across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). In this review, we will discuss (1) the rationale and factors involved in optimizing LNPs for brain delivery, (2) ionic liquid-coated LNPs as a potential approach for increasing LNP accumulation in the brain tissue and (3) considerations, open questions and potential opportunities in the development of LNPs for delivery to the brain.
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- Purva Khare
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Mississippi, MS
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Mississippi, MS.
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.
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Rizvi M, Truong TK, Zhou J, Batta M, Moran ES, Pappas J, Chu ML, Caluseriu O, Evrony GD, Leslie EM, Cordat E. Biochemical characterization of two novel mutations in the human high-affinity choline transporter 1 identified in a patient with congenital myasthenic syndrome. Hum Mol Genet 2023; 32:1552-1564. [PMID: 36611016 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddac309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS) is a heterogeneous condition associated with 34 different genes, including SLC5A7, which encodes the high-affinity choline transporter 1 (CHT1). CHT1 is expressed in presynaptic neurons of the neuromuscular junction where it uses the inward sodium gradient to reuptake choline. Biallelic CHT1 mutations often lead to neonatal lethality, and less commonly to non-lethal motor weakness and developmental delays. Here, we report detailed biochemical characterization of two novel mutations in CHT1, p.I294T and p.D349N, which we identified in an 11-year-old patient with a history of neonatal respiratory distress, and subsequent hypotonia and global developmental delay. Heterologous expression of each CHT1 mutant in human embryonic kidney cells showed two different mechanisms of reduced protein function. The p.I294T CHT1 mutant transporter function was detectable, but its abundance and half-life were significantly reduced. In contrast, the p.D349N CHT1 mutant was abundantly expressed at the cell membrane, but transporter function was absent. The residual function of the p.I294T CHT1 mutant may explain the non-lethal form of CMS in this patient, and the divergent mechanisms of reduced CHT1 function that we identified may guide future functional studies of the CHT1 myasthenic syndrome. Based on these in vitro studies that provided a diagnosis, treatment with cholinesterase inhibitor together with physical and occupational therapy significantly improved the patient's strength and quality of life.
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- Midhat Rizvi
- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Membrane Protein Disease Research Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Center for Human Genetics and Genomics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Membrane Protein Disease Research Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Membrane Protein Disease Research Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Clinical Genetics, New York University Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Center for Human Genetics and Genomics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Membrane Protein Disease Research Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Membrane Protein Disease Research Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Hsu K, Lee TY, Lin JY, Chen PL. A Balance between Transmembrane-Mediated ER/Golgi Retention and Forward Trafficking Signals in Glycophorin-Anion Exchanger-1 Interaction. Cells 2022; 11:3512. [PMID: 36359907 PMCID: PMC9653601 DOI: 10.3390/cells11213512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2023] Open
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Anion exchanger-1 (AE1) is the main erythroid Cl-/HCO3- transporter that supports CO2 transport. Glycophorin A (GPA), a component of the AE1 complexes, facilitates AE1 expression and anion transport, but Glycophorin B (GPB) does not. Here, we dissected the structural components of GPA/GPB involved in glycophorin-AE1 trafficking by comparing them with three GPB variants-GPBhead (lacking the transmembrane domain [TMD]), GPBtail (mainly the TMD), and GP.Mur (glycophorin B-A-B hybrid). GPB-derived GP.Mur bears an O-glycopeptide that encompasses the R18 epitope, which is present in GPA but not GPB. By flow cytometry, AE1 expression in the control erythrocytes increased with the GPA-R18 expression; GYP.Mur+/+ erythrocytes bearing both GP.Mur and GPA expressed more R18 epitopes and more AE1 proteins. In contrast, heterologously expressed GPBtail and GPB were predominantly localized in the Golgi apparatus of HEK-293 cells, whereas GBhead was diffuse throughout the cytosol, suggesting that glycophorin transmembrane encoded an ER/Golgi retention signal. AE1 coexpression could reduce the ER/Golgi retention of GPB, but not of GPBtail or GPBhead. Thus, there are forward-trafficking and transmembrane-driven ER/Golgi retention signals encoded in the glycophorin sequences. How the balance between these opposite trafficking signals could affect glycophorin sorting into AE1 complexes and influence erythroid anion transport remains to be explored.
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- Kate Hsu
- The Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Tamsui, New Taipei City 251020, Taiwan
- MacKay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management, New Taipei City 25245, Taiwan
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei City 25245, Taiwan
- Department of Exercise & Health Sciences, University of Taipei, Taipei 100234, Taiwan
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- The Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Tamsui, New Taipei City 251020, Taiwan
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- The Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Tamsui, New Taipei City 251020, Taiwan
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- The Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Tamsui, New Taipei City 251020, Taiwan
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Yang L, Shu H, Zhou M, Gong Y. Literature review on genotype-phenotype correlation in patients with hereditary spherocytosis. Clin Genet 2022; 102:474-482. [PMID: 36071563 DOI: 10.1111/cge.14223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is a prevalent inherited hemolytic disorder primarily reported in Caucasians. Recently, next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques have shown tremendous potential in the diagnosis of HS. HS commonly originates from variants in ANK1, SPTB, SLC4A1, SPTA1, and EPB42. This review is focused on thirteen previous clinical studies on genotype-phenotype correlation, which might promote the role of causative variants in the diagnosis and prognosis of HS. Most studies were focused on the pediatric population and Asian countries. The occurrence of novel variants was common in each cohort, and variants with a high frequency of causative genes were demonstrated. In conclusion, patients with variants in SPTA1 and SLC4A1 were reported to have more severe and milder anemia, respectively. ANK1 and SPTB are the most common variants in patients with HS, and no significant difference in phenotypes was observed between patients with variants in ANK1 vs SPTB. The types and locations of variants might influence the phenotype of each genotype, whereas the roles of concomitant pathogenic genes and the source of variants deserve further investigation.
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- Liqing Yang
- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology & Oncology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Chengdu 611731, Sichuan Province, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology & Oncology, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Chengdu 611731, Sichuan Province, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, P.R. China
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Grau M, Ibershoff L, Zacher J, Bros J, Tomschi F, Diebold KF, Predel HG, Bloch W. Even patients with mild COVID-19 symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection show prolonged altered red blood cell morphology and rheological parameters. J Cell Mol Med 2022; 26:3022-3030. [PMID: 35419946 PMCID: PMC9097836 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.17320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Infection with the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the associated coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) might affect red blood cells (RBC); possibly altering oxygen supply. However, investigations of cell morphology and RBC rheological parameters during a mild disease course are lacking and thus, the aim of the study. Fifty individuals with mild COVID-19 disease process were tested after the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection (37males/13 females), and the data were compared to n = 42 healthy controls (30 males/12 females). Analysis of venous blood samples, taken at rest, revealed a higher percentage of permanently elongated RBC and membrane extensions in COVID-19 patients. Haematological parameters and haemoglobin concentration, MCH and MCV in particular, were highly altered in COVID-19. RBC deformability and deformability under an osmotic gradient were significantly reduced in COVID-19 patients. Higher RBC-NOS activation was not capable to at least in part counteract these reductions. Impaired RBC deformability might also be related to morphological changes and/or increased oxidative state. RBC aggregation index remained unaffected. However, higher shear rates were necessary to balance the aggregation-disaggregation in COVID-19 patients which might be, among others, related to morphological changes. The data suggest prolonged modifications of the RBC system even during a mild COVID-19 disease course.
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- Marijke Grau
- Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sports Medicine, Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sports Medicine, Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Preventive and Rehabilitative Sports and Performance Medicine, Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sports Medicine, Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sports Medicine, Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Preventive and Rehabilitative Sports and Performance Medicine, Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Preventive and Rehabilitative Sports and Performance Medicine, Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sports Medicine, Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Jennings ML. Cell Physiology and Molecular Mechanism of Anion Transport by Erythrocyte Band 3/AE1. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2021; 321:C1028-C1059. [PMID: 34669510 PMCID: PMC8714990 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00275.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The major transmembrane protein of the red blood cell, known as band 3, AE1, and SLC4A1, has two main functions: 1) catalysis of Cl-/HCO3- exchange, one of the steps in CO2 excretion; 2) anchoring the membrane skeleton. This review summarizes the 150 year history of research on red cell anion transport and band 3 as an experimental system for studying membrane protein structure and ion transport mechanisms. Important early findings were that red cell Cl- transport is a tightly coupled 1:1 exchange and band 3 is labeled by stilbenesulfonate derivatives that inhibit anion transport. Biochemical studies showed that the protein is dimeric or tetrameric (paired dimers) and that there is one stilbenedisulfonate binding site per subunit of the dimer. Transport kinetics and inhibitor characteristics supported the idea that the transporter acts by an alternating access mechanism with intrinsic asymmetry. The sequence of band 3 cDNA provided a framework for detailed study of protein topology and amino acid residues important for transport. The identification of genetic variants produced insights into the roles of band 3 in red cell abnormalities and distal renal tubular acidosis. The publication of the membrane domain crystal structure made it possible to propose concrete molecular models of transport. Future research directions include improving our understanding of the transport mechanism at the molecular level and of the integrative relationships among band 3, hemoglobin, carbonic anhydrase, and gradients (both transmembrane and subcellular) of HCO3-, Cl-, O2, CO2, pH, and NO metabolites during pulmonary and systemic capillary gas exchange.
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- Michael L Jennings
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
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Dynamic changes in murine erythropoiesis from birth to adulthood: implications for the study of murine models of anemia. Blood Adv 2021; 5:16-25. [PMID: 33570621 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Liver, spleen, and bone marrow are 3 key erythropoietic tissues in mammals. In the mouse, the liver is the predominant site of erythropoiesis during fetal development, the spleen responds to stress erythropoiesis, and the bone marrow is involved in maintaining homeostatic erythropoiesis in adults. However, the dynamic changes and respective contributions of the erythropoietic activity of these tissues from birth to adulthood are incompletely defined. Using C57BL/6 mice, we systematically examined the age-dependent changes in liver, spleen, and bone marrow erythropoiesis following birth. In addition to bone marrow, the liver and spleen of newborn mice sustain an active erythropoietic activity that is gradually lost during first few weeks of life. While the erythropoietic activity of the liver is lost 1 week after birth, that of the spleen is maintained for 7 weeks until the erythropoietic activity of the bone marrow is sufficient to sustain steady-state adult erythropoiesis. Measurement of the red cell parameters demonstrates that these postnatal dynamic changes are reflected by varying indices of circulating red cells. While the red cell numbers, hemoglobin concentration, and hematocrit progressively increase after birth and reach steady-state levels by week 7, reticulocyte counts decrease during this time period. Mean cell volume and mean cell hemoglobin progressively decrease and reach steady state by week 3. Our findings provide comprehensive insights into developmental changes of murine erythropoiesis postnatally and have significant implications for the appropriate interpretation of findings from the variety of murine models used in the study of normal and disordered erythropoiesis.
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Ju M, Ioannidou S, Munro P, Rämö O, Vihinen H, Jokitalo E, Shima DT. A Na,K-ATPase-Fodrin-Actin Membrane Cytoskeleton Complex is Required for Endothelial Fenestra Biogenesis. Cells 2020; 9:cells9061387. [PMID: 32503129 PMCID: PMC7349347 DOI: 10.3390/cells9061387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Fenestrae are transcellular plasma membrane pores that mediate blood–tissue exchange in specialised vascular endothelia. The composition and biogenesis of the fenestra remain enigmatic. We isolated and characterised the protein composition of large patches of fenestrated plasma membrane, termed sieve plates. Loss-of-function experiments demonstrated that two components of the sieve plate, moesin and annexin II, were positive and negative regulators of fenestra formation, respectively. Biochemical analyses showed that moesin is involved in the formation of an actin–fodrin submembrane cytoskeleton that was essential for fenestra formation. The link between the fodrin cytoskeleton and the plasma membrane involved the fenestral pore protein PV-1 and Na,K-ATPase, which is a key regulator of signalling during fenestra formation both in vitro and in vivo. These findings provide a conceptual framework for fenestra biogenesis, linking the dynamic changes in plasma membrane remodelling to the formation of a submembrane cytoskeletal signalling complex.
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- Meihua Ju
- Translational Vision Research, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London EC1v 9EL, UK;
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- Electron Microscopy Unit, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London EC1v 9EL, UK;
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Program, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland; (O.R.); (E.J.)
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- Electron Microscopy Unit, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland;
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Program, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland; (O.R.); (E.J.)
- Electron Microscopy Unit, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland;
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- Translational Vision Research, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London EC1v 9EL, UK;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-(0)7-932-042-570
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Non-oxidative band-3 clustering agents cause the externalization of phosphatidylserine on erythrocyte surfaces by a calcium-independent mechanism. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2020; 1862:183231. [PMID: 32119860 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Aging of red blood cells (RBCs) is associated with alteration in a wide range of RBC features, occurring each on its own timescale. A number of these changes are interrelated and initiate a cascade of biochemical and structural transformations, including band-3 clustering and phosphatidylserine (PS) externalization. Using specific band-3 clustering agents (acridine orange (AO) and ZnCl2), we examined whether treatment of RBCs with these agents may affects PS externalization and whether this process is Ca2+-dependent. RBCs were isolated from the blood of eight healthy donors upon obtaining their informed consent. The suspension was supplemented with increasing concentrations of AO or ZnCl2 (from 0.5 to 2.0 mM) and incubated at 25 °C for 60 min. To detect PS at the RBC surface, we used allophycocyanin-conjugated recombinant human Annexin V. We demonstrated, that treatment of RBCs with both clustering agents caused an elevation in the percent of cells positively labeled by Annexin-V (RBCPS), and that this value was not dependent on the presence of calcium in the buffer: RBCs treated with AO in the presence of either EDTA, EGTA or calcium exhibited similar percentage of RBCPS. Moreover, the active influx of Zn2+ into RBCs induced by their co-incubation with both ZnCl2 and A23187 did not increase the percent of RBCPS as compared to RBCs incubated with ZnCl2 alone. Taken together, these results demonstrate that the band-3 clustering agents (AO or ZnCl2) induce PS externalization in a Ca2+ independent manner, and we hereby suggest a possible scenario for this phenomenon.
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Zhang J, Liu Y, Han X, Mei Y, Yang J, Zhang ZJ, Lu X, Ji P. Rats provide a superior model of human stress erythropoiesis. Exp Hematol 2019; 78:21-34.e3. [PMID: 31562902 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2019.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Mouse models are widely used to study human erythropoiesis in vivo. One important caveat using mouse models is that mice often develop significant extramedullary erythropoiesis with anemia, which could mask important phenotypes. To overcome this drawback in mice, here we established in vitro and in vivo rat models for the studies of stress erythropoiesis. Using flow cytometry-based assays, we can monitor terminal erythropoiesis in rats during fetal and adult erythropoiesis under steady state and stress conditions. We used this system to test rat erythropoiesis under phenylhydrazine (PHZ)-induced hemolytic stress. In contrast to mice, rats did not have an increased proportion of early-stage erythroid precursors during terminal differentiation in the spleen or bone marrow. This could be explained by the abundant bone marrow spaces in rats that allow sufficient erythroid proliferation under stress. Consistently, the extent of splenomegaly in rats after PHZ treatment was significantly lower than that in mice. The level of BMP4, which was significantly increased in mouse spleen after PHZ treatment, remained unchanged in rat spleen. We further demonstrated that the bone marrow c-Kit positive progenitor population underwent a phenotype shift and became more CD71 positive and erythroid skewed with the expression of maturing erythroid markers under stress in rats and humans. In contrast, the phenotype shift to an erythroid-skewed progenitor population in mice occurred mainly in the spleen. Our study establishes rat in vitro and in vivo erythropoiesis models that are more appropriate and superior for the study of human stress erythropoiesis than mouse models.
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- Jingxin Zhang
- Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; School of Life Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
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van Vuren A, van der Zwaag B, Huisjes R, Lak N, Bierings M, Gerritsen E, van Beers E, Bartels M, van Wijk R. The Complexity of Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Hereditary Spherocytosis: A Cohort of 95 Patients: Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in Hereditary Spherocytosis. Hemasphere 2019; 3:e276. [PMID: 31723846 PMCID: PMC6745925 DOI: 10.1097/hs9.0000000000000276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous disease. With the increased use of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) techniques in the diagnosis of red blood cell disorders, the list of unique pathogenic mutations underlying HS is growing rapidly. In this study, we aimed to explore genotype-phenotype correlation in 95 HS patients genotyped by targeted NGS as part of routine diagnostics (UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands). In 85/95 (89%) of patients a pathogenic mutation was identified, including 56 novel mutations. SPTA1 mutations were most frequently encountered (36%, 31/85 patients), primarily in patients with autosomal recessive forms of HS. Three SPTA1 (α-spectrin) mutations showed autosomal dominant inheritance. ANK1 (ankyrin1) mutations accounted for 27% (23/85 patients) and SPTB (β-spectrin) mutations for 20% (17/85 patients). Moderate or severe HS was more frequent in patients with SPTB or ANK1 mutations, reflected by lower hemoglobin concentrations and higher reticulocyte counts. Interestingly, mutations affecting spectrin association domains of ANK1, SPTA1 and SPTB resulted in more severe phenotypes. Additionally, we observed a clear association between phenotype and aspects of red cell deformability as determined by the Laser assisted Optical Rotational Cell Analyzer (LoRRca MaxSis). Both maximal deformability and area under the curve were negatively associated with disease severity (respectively r = -0.46, p < 0.01, and r = -0.39, p = 0.01). Genotype-phenotype prediction in HS facilitates insight in consequences of pathogenic mutations for the assembly and dynamic interactions of the red cell cytoskeleton. In addition, we show that measurements of red blood cell deformability are clearly correlated with HS severity.
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- Annelies van Vuren
- Van Creveldkliniek, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Stem cell transplantation, Princess Maxima Centre for Paediatric Oncology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, ADRZ Medical Center, Goes, The Netherlands
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- Van Creveldkliniek, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Hematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Nandakumar SK, McFarland SK, Mateyka LM, Lareau CA, Ulirsch JC, Ludwig LS, Agarwal G, Engreitz JM, Przychodzen B, McConkey M, Cowley GS, Doench JG, Maciejewski JP, Ebert BL, Root DE, Sankaran VG. Gene-centric functional dissection of human genetic variation uncovers regulators of hematopoiesis. eLife 2019; 8:44080. [PMID: 31070582 PMCID: PMC6534380 DOI: 10.7554/elife.44080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified thousands of variants associated with human diseases and traits. However, the majority of GWAS-implicated variants are in non-coding regions of the genome and require in depth follow-up to identify target genes and decipher biological mechanisms. Here, rather than focusing on causal variants, we have undertaken a pooled loss-of-function screen in primary hematopoietic cells to interrogate 389 candidate genes contained in 75 loci associated with red blood cell traits. Using this approach, we identify 77 genes at 38 GWAS loci, with most loci harboring 1-2 candidate genes. Importantly, the hit set was strongly enriched for genes validated through orthogonal genetic approaches. Genes identified by this approach are enriched in specific and relevant biological pathways, allowing regulators of human erythropoiesis and modifiers of blood diseases to be defined. More generally, this functional screen provides a paradigm for gene-centric follow up of GWAS for a variety of human diseases and traits.
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- Satish K Nandakumar
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, United States
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, United States
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, United States.,Biochemistry Center (BZH), Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, United States.,Program in Biological and Medical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, United States.,Program in Biological and Medical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, United States
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, United States.,University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.,Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, United States
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, United States.,Harvard Society of Fellows, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
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- Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, United States
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- Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, United States
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, United States
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, United States
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- Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, United States
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, United States.,Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, United States.,Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, United States.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, United States
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, United States
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States.,Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, United States.,Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, United States
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Pollet H, Conrard L, Cloos AS, Tyteca D. Plasma Membrane Lipid Domains as Platforms for Vesicle Biogenesis and Shedding? Biomolecules 2018; 8:E94. [PMID: 30223513 PMCID: PMC6164003 DOI: 10.3390/biom8030094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contribute to several pathophysiological processes and appear as emerging targets for disease diagnosis and therapy. However, successful translation from bench to bedside requires deeper understanding of EVs, in particular their diversity, composition, biogenesis and shedding mechanisms. In this review, we focus on plasma membrane-derived microvesicles (MVs), far less appreciated than exosomes. We integrate documented mechanisms involved in MV biogenesis and shedding, focusing on the red blood cell as a model. We then provide a perspective for the relevance of plasma membrane lipid composition and biophysical properties in microvesiculation on red blood cells but also platelets, immune and nervous cells as well as tumor cells. Although only a few data are available in this respect, most of them appear to converge to the idea that modulation of plasma membrane lipid content, transversal asymmetry and lateral heterogeneity in lipid domains may play a significant role in the vesiculation process. We suggest that lipid domains may represent platforms for inclusion/exclusion of membrane lipids and proteins into MVs and that MVs could originate from distinct domains during physiological processes and disease evolution.
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- Hélène Pollet
- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute & Université Catholique de Louvain, UCL B1.75.05, Avenue Hippocrate, 75, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute & Université Catholique de Louvain, UCL B1.75.05, Avenue Hippocrate, 75, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute & Université Catholique de Louvain, UCL B1.75.05, Avenue Hippocrate, 75, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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- CELL Unit, de Duve Institute & Université Catholique de Louvain, UCL B1.75.05, Avenue Hippocrate, 75, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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Hsu K. Exploring the Potential Roles of Band 3 and Aquaporin-1 in Blood CO 2 Transport-Inspired by Comparative Studies of Glycophorin B-A-B Hybrid Protein GP.Mur. Front Physiol 2018; 9:733. [PMID: 29971013 PMCID: PMC6018491 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The Cl—/HCO3— exchanger band 3 is functionally relevant to blood CO2 transport. Band 3 is the most abundant membrane protein in human red blood cells (RBCs). Our understanding of its physiological functions mainly came from clinical cases associated with band 3 mutations. Severe reduction in band 3 expression affects blood HCO3—/CO2 metabolism. What could happen physiologically if band 3 expression is elevated instead? In some areas of Southeast Asia, about 1–10% of the populations express GP.Mur, a glycophorin B-A-B hybrid membrane protein important in the field of transfusion medicine. GP.Mur functions to promote band 3 expression, and GP.Mur red cells can be deemed as a naturally occurred model for higher band 3 expression. This review first compares the functional consequences of band 3 at different levels, and suggests a critical role of band 3 in postnatal CO2 respiration. The second part of the review explores the transport of water, which is the other substrate for intra-erythrocytic CO2/HCO3— conversion (an essential step in blood CO2 transport). Despite that water is considered unlimited physiologically, it is unclear whether water channel aquaporin-1 (AQP1) abundantly expressed in RBCs is functionally involved in CO2 transport. Research in this area is complicated by the fact that the H2O/CO2-transporting function of AQP1 is replaceable by other erythrocyte channels/transporters (e.g., UT-B/GLUT1 for H2O; RhAG for CO2). Recently, using carbonic anhydrase II (CAII)-filled erythrocyte vesicles, AQP1 has been demonstrated to transport water for the CAII-mediated reaction, CO2(g) + H2O ⇌ HCO3—(aq) + H+(aq). AQP1 is structurally associated with some population of band 3 complexes on the erythrocyte membrane in an osmotically responsive fashion. The current findings reveal transient interaction among components within the band 3-central, CO2-transport metabolon (AQP1, band 3, CAII and deoxygenated hemoglobin). Their dynamic interaction is envisioned to facilitate blood CO2 respiration, in the presence of constantly changing osmotic and hemodynamic stresses during circulation.
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- Kate Hsu
- Transfusion Medicine and Immunogenetics Laboratories, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Tamsui, Taiwan
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Alvarez-Dominguez JR, Knoll M, Gromatzky AA, Lodish HF. The Super-Enhancer-Derived alncRNA-EC7/Bloodlinc Potentiates Red Blood Cell Development in trans. Cell Rep 2018. [PMID: 28636939 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.05.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Enhancer-derived RNAs are thought to act locally by contributing to their parent enhancer function. Whether large domains of clustered enhancers (super-enhancers) also produce cis-acting RNAs, however, remains unclear. Unlike typical enhancers, super-enhancers form large spans of robustly transcribed chromatin, amassing capped and polyadenylated RNAs that are sufficiently abundant to sustain trans functions. Here, we show that one such RNA, alncRNA-EC7/Bloodlinc, is transcribed from a super-enhancer of the erythroid membrane transporter SLC4A1/BAND3 but diffuses beyond this site. Bloodlinc localizes to trans-chromosomal loci encoding critical regulators and effectors of terminal erythropoiesis and directly binds chromatin-organizing and transcription factors, including the chromatin attachment factor HNRNPU. Inhibiting Bloodlinc or Hnrnpu compromises the terminal erythropoiesis gene program, blocking red cell production, whereas expressing Bloodlinc ectopically stimulates this program and can promote erythroblast proliferation and enucleation in the absence of differentiation stimuli. Thus, Bloodlinc is a trans-acting super-enhancer RNA that potentiates red blood cell development.
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- Juan R Alvarez-Dominguez
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
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Red blood cells, compasses and snap shots. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2018; 71:67-70. [PMID: 29599084 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2018.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A Ser725Arg mutation in Band 3 abolishes transport function and leads to anemia and renal tubular acidosis. Blood 2018; 131:1759-1763. [PMID: 29483102 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-01-827725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Parker MD. Mouse models of SLC4-linked disorders of HCO 3--transporter dysfunction. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2018; 314:C569-C588. [PMID: 29384695 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00301.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The SLC4 family Cl-/[Formula: see text] cotransporters (NBCe1, NBCe2, NBCn1, and NBCn2) contribute to a variety of vital physiological processes including pH regulation and epithelial fluid secretion. Accordingly, their dysfunction can have devastating effects. Disorders such as epilepsy, hemolytic anemia, glaucoma, hearing loss, osteopetrosis, and renal tubular acidosis are all genetically linked to SLC4-family gene loci. This review summarizes how studies of Slc4-modified mice have enhanced our understanding of the etiology of SLC4-linked pathologies and the interpretation of genetic linkage studies. The review also surveys the novel disease signs exhibited by Slc4-modified mice which could either be considered to presage their description in humans, or to highlight interspecific differences. Finally, novel Slc4-modified mouse models are proposed, the study of which may further our understanding of the basis and treatment of SLC4-linked disorders of [Formula: see text]-transporter dysfunction.
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- Mark D Parker
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, The State University of New York: The University at Buffalo , Buffalo, New York.,Department of Ophthalmology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo: The State University of New York , Buffalo, New York.,State University of New York Eye Institutes, University at Buffalo: The State University of New York , Buffalo, New York
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Andolfo I, Russo R, Gambale A, Iolascon A. Hereditary stomatocytosis: An underdiagnosed condition. Am J Hematol 2018; 93:107-121. [PMID: 28971506 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hereditary stomatocytoses are a wide class of hemolytic anemias characterized by alterations of ionic flux with increased cation permeability that results in inappropriate shrinkage or swelling of the erythrocytes, and water lost or gained osmotically. The last few years have been crucial for new acquisitions in this field in terms of identifying new causative genes and of studying their pathogenetic mechanisms. This review summarizes the main features of erythrocyte membrane transport diseases, dividing them into forms with either isolated erythroid phenotype (nonsyndromic) or extra-hematological manifestations (syndromic), and focusing particularly on the most recent advances regarding dehydrated forms of hereditary stomatocytosis and familial pseudohyperkalemia.
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- Immacolata Andolfo
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Napoli Italy
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate; Napoli Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Napoli Italy
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate; Napoli Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Napoli Italy
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate; Napoli Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Napoli Italy
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate; Napoli Italy
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Characterizing pathology in erythrocytes using morphological and biophysical membrane properties: Relation to impaired hemorheology and cardiovascular function in rheumatoid arthritis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2017; 1859:2381-2391. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Trepiccione F, Prosperi F, de la Motte LR, Hübner CA, Chambrey R, Eladari D, Capasso G. New Findings on the Pathogenesis of Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis. KIDNEY DISEASES 2017; 3:98-105. [PMID: 29344504 DOI: 10.1159/000478781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Revised: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Background Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) is characterized by an impairment of the urinary acidification process in the distal nephron. Complete or incomplete metabolic acidosis coupled with inappropriately alkaline urine are the hallmarks of this condition. Genetic forms of dRTA are caused by loss of function mutations of either SLC4A1, encoding the AE1 anion exchanger, or ATP6V1B1 and ATP6V0A4, encoding for the B1 and a4 subunits of the vH+ATPase, respectively. These genes are crucial for the function of A-type intercalated cells (A-IC) of the distal nephron. Summary Alterations of acid-base homeostasis are variably associated with hypokalemia, hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis or nephrolithiasis, and a salt-losing phenotype. Here we report the diagnostic test and the underlying physiopathological mechanisms. The molecular mechanisms identified so far can explain the defect in acid secretion, but do not explain all clinical features. We review the latest experimental findings on the pathogenesis of dRTA, reporting mechanisms that are instrumental for the clinician and potentially inspiring a novel therapeutic strategy. Key Message Primary dRTA is usually intended as a single-cell disease because the A-IC are mainly affected. However, novel evidence shows that different cell types of the nephron may contribute to the signs and symptoms, moving the focus from a single-cell towards a renal disease.
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- Francesco Trepiccione
- Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Science, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli," Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Science, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli," Naples, Italy.,Biogem S.c.a.r.l., Research Institute Gaetano Salvatore, Ariano Irpino, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Science, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli," Naples, Italy.,Biogem S.c.a.r.l., Research Institute Gaetano Salvatore, Ariano Irpino, Italy
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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- Inserm U1188, Diabète athérothrombose Thérapies Réunion Océan Indien (DéTROI), Université de La Réunion, France
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- Service d'Explorations Fonctionnelles Rénales, Hôpital Felix Guyon, CHU de la Réunion, Saint-Denis, Ile de la Réunion, France
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Science, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli," Naples, Italy.,Biogem S.c.a.r.l., Research Institute Gaetano Salvatore, Ariano Irpino, Italy
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Kager L, Bruce LJ, Zeitlhofer P, Flatt JF, Maia TM, Ribeiro ML, Fahrner B, Fritsch G, Boztug K, Haas OA. Band 3 null VIENNA , a novel homozygous SLC4A1 p.Ser477X variant causing severe hemolytic anemia, dyserythropoiesis and complete distal renal tubular acidosis. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2017; 64. [PMID: 27718309 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Revised: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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We describe the second patient with anionic exchanger 1/band 3 null phenotype (band 3 nullVIENNA ), which was caused by a novel nonsense mutation c.1430C>A (p.Ser477X) in exon 12 of SLC4A1. We also update on the previous band 3 nullCOIMBRA patient, thereby elucidating the physiological implications of total loss of AE1/band 3. Besides transfusion-dependent severe hemolytic anemia and complete distal renal tubular acidosis, dyserythropoiesis was identified in the band 3 nullVIENNA patient, suggesting a role for band 3 in erythropoiesis. Moreover, we also, for the first time, report that long-term survival is possible in band 3 null patients.
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- Leo Kager
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, St. Anna Children's Hospital, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Children's Cancer Research Institute Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences, Bristol, UK
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- NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences, Bristol, UK
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- Serviço de Hematologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC), Coimbra, Portugal
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- Serviço de Hematologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC), Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, St. Anna Children's Hospital, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Children's Cancer Research Institute Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, St. Anna Children's Hospital, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, St. Anna Children's Hospital, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Children's Cancer Research Institute Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Langford R, Hurrion E, Dawson PA. Genetics and pathophysiology of mammalian sulfate biology. J Genet Genomics 2017; 44:7-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Red blood cells: Supercarriers for drugs, biologicals, and nanoparticles and inspiration for advanced delivery systems. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2016; 106:88-103. [PMID: 26941164 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2016.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Revised: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Red blood cells (RBCs) constitute a unique drug delivery system as a biologic or hybrid carrier capable of greatly enhancing pharmacokinetics, altering pharmacodynamics (for example, by changing margination within the intravascular space), and modulating immune responses to appended cargoes. Strategies for RBC drug delivery systems include internal and surface loading, and the latter can be performed both ex vivo and in vivo. A relatively new avenue for RBC drug delivery is their application as a carrier for nanoparticles. Efforts are also being made to incorporate features of RBCs in nanocarriers to mimic their most useful aspects, such as long circulation and stealth features. RBCs have also recently been explored as carriers for the delivery of antigens for modulation of immune response. Therefore, RBC-based drug delivery systems represent supercarriers for a diverse array of biomedical interventions, and this is reflected by several industrial and academic efforts that are poised to enter the clinical realm.
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Yawata Y, Kanzaki A, Yawata A, Nakanishi H, Kaku M. Hereditary Red Cell Membrane Disorders in Japan: Their Genotypic and Phenotypic Features in 1014 Cases Studied. Hematology 2016; 6:399-422. [DOI: 10.1080/10245332.2001.11746596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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- Yoshihito Yawata
- The Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 316 Matsushima, Kurashiki City, Japan
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- The Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 316 Matsushima, Kurashiki City, Japan
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- The Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 316 Matsushima, Kurashiki City, Japan
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- The Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 316 Matsushima, Kurashiki City, Japan
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- The Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 316 Matsushima, Kurashiki City, Japan
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Yiangou L, Montandon R, Modrzynska K, Rosen B, Bushell W, Hale C, Billker O, Rayner JC, Pance A. A Stem Cell Strategy Identifies Glycophorin C as a Major Erythrocyte Receptor for the Rodent Malaria Parasite Plasmodium berghei. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158238. [PMID: 27362409 PMCID: PMC4928779 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The clinical complications of malaria are caused by the parasite expansion in the blood. Invasion of erythrocytes is a complex process that depends on multiple receptor-ligand interactions. Identification of host receptors is paramount for fighting the disease as it could reveal new intervention targets, but the enucleated nature of erythrocytes makes genetic approaches impossible and many receptors remain unknown. Host-parasite interactions evolve rapidly and are therefore likely to be species-specific. As a results, understanding of invasion receptors outside the major human pathogen Plasmodium falciparum is very limited. Here we use mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) that can be genetically engineered and differentiated into erythrocytes to identify receptors for the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei. Two proteins previously implicated in human malaria infection: glycophorin C (GYPC) and Band-3 (Slc4a1) were deleted in mESCs to generate stable cell lines, which were differentiated towards erythropoiesis. In vitro infection assays revealed that while deletion of Band-3 has no effect, absence of GYPC results in a dramatic decrease in invasion, demonstrating the crucial role of this protein for P. berghei infection. This stem cell approach offers the possibility of targeting genes that may be essential and therefore difficult to disrupt in whole organisms and has the potential to be applied to a variety of parasites in diverse host cell types.
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- Loukia Yiangou
- Malaria Programme, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Malaria Programme, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Mouse Developmental Genetics and ES Cells Mutagenesis, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cellular Genetics, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Microbial Pathogenesis, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Malaria Programme, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Malaria Programme, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (AP); (JCR)
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- Malaria Programme, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (AP); (JCR)
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Gene disruption of dematin causes precipitous loss of erythrocyte membrane stability and severe hemolytic anemia. Blood 2016; 128:93-103. [PMID: 27073223 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-01-692251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Dematin is a relatively low abundance actin binding and bundling protein associated with the spectrin-actin junctions of mature erythrocytes. Primary structure of dematin includes a loosely folded core domain and a compact headpiece domain that was originally identified in villin. Dematin's actin binding properties are regulated by phosphorylation of its headpiece domain by cyclic adenosine monophosphate-dependent protein kinase. Here, we used a novel gene disruption strategy to generate the whole body dematin gene knockout mouse model (FLKO). FLKO mice, while born at a normal Mendelian ratio, developed severe anemia and exhibited profound aberrations of erythrocyte morphology and membrane stability. Having no apparent effect on primitive erythropoiesis, FLKO mice show significant enhancement of erythroblast enucleation during definitive erythropoiesis. Using membrane protein analysis, domain mapping, electron microscopy, and dynamic deformability measurements, we investigated the mechanism of membrane instability in FLKO erythrocytes. Although many membrane and cytoskeletal proteins remained at their normal levels, the major peripheral membrane proteins spectrin, adducin, and actin were greatly reduced in FLKO erythrocytes. Our results demonstrate that dematin plays a critical role in maintaining the fundamental properties of the membrane cytoskeleton complex.
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Anatomy of the red cell membrane skeleton: unanswered questions. Blood 2015; 127:187-99. [PMID: 26537302 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-12-512772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The red cell membrane skeleton is a pseudohexagonal meshwork of spectrin, actin, protein 4.1R, ankyrin, and actin-associated proteins that laminates the inner membrane surface and attaches to the overlying lipid bilayer via band 3-containing multiprotein complexes at the ankyrin- and actin-binding ends of spectrin. The membrane skeleton strengthens the lipid bilayer and endows the membrane with the durability and flexibility to survive in the circulation. In the 36 years since the first primitive model of the red cell skeleton was proposed, many additional proteins have been discovered, and their structures and interactions have been defined. However, almost nothing is known of the skeleton's physiology, and myriad questions about its structure remain, including questions concerning the structure of spectrin in situ, the way spectrin and other proteins bind to actin, how the membrane is assembled, the dynamics of the skeleton when the membrane is deformed or perturbed by parasites, the role lipids play, and variations in membrane structure in unique regions like lipid rafts. This knowledge is important because the red cell membrane skeleton is the model for spectrin-based membrane skeletons in all cells, and because defects in the red cell membrane skeleton underlie multiple hemolytic anemias.
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Villa CH, Pan DC, Zaitsev S, Cines DB, Siegel DL, Muzykantov VR. Delivery of drugs bound to erythrocytes: new avenues for an old intravascular carrier. Ther Deliv 2015; 6:795-826. [PMID: 26228773 PMCID: PMC4712023 DOI: 10.4155/tde.15.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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For several decades, researchers have used erythrocytes for drug delivery of a wide variety of therapeutics in order to improve their pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, controlled release and pharmacodynamics. Approaches include encapsulation of drugs within erythrocytes, as well as coupling of drugs onto the red cell surface. This review focuses on the latter approach, and examines the delivery of red blood cell (RBC)-surface-bound anti-inflammatory, anti-thrombotic and anti-microbial agents, as well as RBC carriage of nanoparticles. Herein, we discuss the progress that has been made in surface loading approaches, and address in depth the issues relevant to surface loading of RBC, including intrinsic features of erythrocyte membranes, immune considerations, potential surface targets and techniques for the production of affinity ligands.
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- Carlos H Villa
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Systems Pharmacology & Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Systems Pharmacology & Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Systems Pharmacology & Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Renal acid-base regulation: new insights from animal models. Pflugers Arch 2014; 467:1623-41. [PMID: 25515081 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-014-1669-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2014] [Revised: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Because majority of biological processes are dependent on pH, maintaining systemic acid-base balance is critical. The kidney contributes to systemic acid-base regulation, by reabsorbing HCO3 (-) (both filtered by glomeruli and generated within a nephron) and acidifying urine. Abnormalities in those processes will eventually lead to a disruption in systemic acid-base balance and provoke metabolic acid-base disorders. Research over the past 30 years advanced our understanding on cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for those processes. In particular, a variety of transgenic animal models, where target genes are deleted either globally or conditionally, provided significant insights into how specific transporters are contributing to the renal acid-base regulation. Here, we broadly overview the mechanisms of renal ion transport participating to acid-base regulation, with emphasis on data obtained from transgenic mice models.
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Satchwell TJ, Hawley BR, Bell AJ, Ribeiro ML, Toye AM. The cytoskeletal binding domain of band 3 is required for multiprotein complex formation and retention during erythropoiesis. Haematologica 2014; 100:133-42. [PMID: 25344524 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2014.114538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Band 3 is the most abundant protein in the erythrocyte membrane and forms the core of a major multiprotein complex. The absence of band 3 in human erythrocytes has only been reported once, in the homozygous band 3 Coimbra patient. We used in vitro culture of erythroblasts derived from this patient, and separately short hairpin RNA-mediated depletion of band 3, to investigate the development of a band 3-deficient erythrocyte membrane and to specifically assess the stability and retention of band 3 dependent proteins in the absence of this core protein during terminal erythroid differentiation. Further, using lentiviral transduction of N-terminally green fluorescent protein-tagged band 3, we demonstrated the ability to restore expression of band 3 to normal levels and to rescue secondary deficiencies of key proteins including glycophorin A, protein 4.2, CD47 and Rh proteins arising from the absence of band 3 in this patient. By transducing band 3-deficient erythroblasts from this patient with band 3 mutants with absent or impaired ability to associate with the cytoskeleton we also demonstrated the importance of cytoskeletal connectivity for retention both of band 3 and of its associated dependent proteins within the reticulocyte membrane during the process of erythroblast enucleation.
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- Timothy J Satchwell
- School of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol, UK Bristol Institute of Transfusion Sciences, NHSBT Filton, Bristol, UK
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- School of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol, UK Bristol Institute of Transfusion Sciences, NHSBT Filton, Bristol, UK
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- School of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol, UK
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- Servico de Hematologia Clinica, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra, Portugal
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- School of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol, UK Bristol Institute of Transfusion Sciences, NHSBT Filton, Bristol, UK
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Alka K, Casey JR. Bicarbonate transport in health and disease. IUBMB Life 2014; 66:596-615. [PMID: 25270914 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Bicarbonate (HCO3(-)) has a central place in human physiology as the waste product of mitochondrial energy production and for its role in pH buffering throughout the body. Because bicarbonate is impermeable to membranes, bicarbonate transport proteins are necessary to enable control of bicarbonate levels across membranes. In humans, 14 bicarbonate transport proteins, members of the SLC4 and SLC26 families, function by differing transport mechanisms. In addition, some anion channels and ZIP metal transporters contribute to bicarbonate movement across membranes. Defective bicarbonate transport leads to diseases, including systemic acidosis, brain dysfunction, kidney stones, and hypertension. Altered expression levels of bicarbonate transporters in patients with breast, colon, and lung cancer suggest an important role of these transporters in cancer.
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- Kumari Alka
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Wang HS, Chen Y, Vairamani K, Shull GE. Critical role of bicarbonate and bicarbonate transporters in cardiac function. World J Biol Chem 2014; 5:334-345. [PMID: 25225601 PMCID: PMC4160527 DOI: 10.4331/wjbc.v5.i3.334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Bicarbonate is one of the major anions in mammalian tissues and extracellular fluids. Along with accompanying H+, HCO3- is generated from CO2 and H2O, either spontaneously or via the catalytic activity of carbonic anhydrase. It serves as a component of the major buffer system, thereby playing a critical role in pH homeostasis. Bicarbonate can also be utilized by a variety of ion transporters, often working in coupled systems, to transport other ions and organic substrates across cell membranes. The functions of HCO3- and HCO3--transporters in epithelial tissues have been studied extensively, but their functions in heart are less well understood. Here we review studies of the identities and physiological functions of Cl-/HCO3- exchangers and Na+/HCO3- cotransporters of the SLC4A and SLC26A families in heart. We also present RNA Seq analysis of their cardiac mRNA expression levels. These studies indicate that slc4a3 (AE3) is the major Cl-/HCO3- exchanger and plays a protective role in heart failure, and that Slc4a4 (NBCe1) is the major Na+/HCO3- cotransporter and affects action potential duration. In addition, previous studies show that HCO3- has a positive inotropic effect in the perfused heart that is largely independent of effects on intracellular Ca2+. The importance of HCO3- in the regulation of contractility is supported by experiments showing that isolated cardiomyocytes exhibit sharply enhanced contractility, with no change in Ca2+ transients, when switched from Hepes-buffered to HCO3-- buffered solutions. These studies demonstrate that HCO3- and HCO3--handling proteins play important roles in the regulation of cardiac function.
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Zhao W, Tian Y, Cai M, Wang F, Wu J, Gao J, Liu S, Jiang J, Jiang S, Wang H. Studying the nucleated mammalian cell membrane by single molecule approaches. PLoS One 2014; 9:e91595. [PMID: 24806512 PMCID: PMC4012985 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2013] [Accepted: 02/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The cell membrane plays a key role in compartmentalization, nutrient transportation and signal transduction, while the pattern of protein distribution at both cytoplasmic and ectoplasmic sides of the cell membrane remains elusive. Using a combination of single-molecule techniques, including atomic force microscopy (AFM), single molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) and stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM), to study the structure of nucleated cell membranes, we found that (1) proteins at the ectoplasmic side of the cell membrane form a dense protein layer (4 nm) on top of a lipid bilayer; (2) proteins aggregate to form islands evenly dispersed at the cytoplasmic side of the cell membrane with a height of about 10–12 nm; (3) cholesterol-enriched domains exist within the cell membrane; (4) carbohydrates stay in microdomains at the ectoplasmic side; and (5) exposed amino groups are asymmetrically distributed on both sides. Based on these observations, we proposed a Protein Layer-Lipid-Protein Island (PLLPI) model, to provide a better understanding of cell membrane structure, membrane trafficking and viral fusion mechanisms.
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- Weidong Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministries of Education and Health, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- * E-mail: (HW); (SJ)
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Cordat E, Reithmeier RA. Structure, Function, and Trafficking of SLC4 and SLC26 Anion Transporters. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2014; 73:1-67. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800223-0.00001-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Prasad V, Lorenz JN, Lasko VM, Nieman ML, Al Moamen NJ, Shull GE. Loss of the AE3 Cl(-)/HCO(-) 3 exchanger in mice affects rate-dependent inotropy and stress-related AKT signaling in heart. Front Physiol 2013; 4:399. [PMID: 24427143 PMCID: PMC3875869 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Cl(-)/HCO(-) 3 exchangers are expressed abundantly in cardiac muscle, suggesting that HCO(-) 3 extrusion serves an important function in heart. Mice lacking Anion Exchanger Isoform 3 (AE3), a major cardiac Cl(-)/HCO(-) 3 exchanger, appear healthy, but loss of AE3 causes decompensation in a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) model. Using intra-ventricular pressure analysis, in vivo pacing, and molecular studies we identified physiological and biochemical changes caused by loss of AE3 that may contribute to decompensation in HCM. AE3-null mice had normal cardiac contractility under basal conditions and after β-adrenergic stimulation, but pacing of hearts revealed that frequency-dependent inotropy was blunted, suggesting that AE3-mediated HCO(-) 3 extrusion is required for a robust force-frequency response (FFR) during acute biomechanical stress in vivo. Modest changes in expression of proteins that affect Ca(2+)-handling were observed, but Ca(2+)-transient analysis of AE3-null myocytes showed normal twitch-amplitude and Ca(2+)-clearance. Phosphorylation and expression of several proteins implicated in HCM and FFR, including phospholamban (PLN), myosin binding protein C, and troponin I were not altered in hearts of paced AE3-null mice; however, phosphorylation of Akt, which plays a central role in mechanosensory signaling, was significantly higher in paced AE3-null hearts than in wild-type controls and phosphorylation of AMPK, which is affected by Akt and is involved in energy metabolism and some cases of HCM, was reduced. These data show loss of AE3 leads to impaired rate-dependent inotropy, appears to affect mechanical stress-responsive signaling, and reduces activation of AMPK, which may contribute to decompensation in heart failure.
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- Vikram Prasad
- Departments of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Departments of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Departments of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Departments of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Genetic Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Salmaniya Medical Complex Manama, Bahrain
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- Departments of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Romero MF, Chen AP, Parker MD, Boron WF. The SLC4 family of bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻) transporters. Mol Aspects Med 2013; 34:159-82. [PMID: 23506864 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2012.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 249] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2012] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The SLC4 family consists of 10 genes (SLC4A1-5; SLC4A7-11). All encode integral membrane proteins with very similar hydropathy plots-consistent with 10-14 transmembrane segments. Nine SLC4 members encode proteins that transport HCO3(-) (or a related species, such as CO3(2-)) across the plasma membrane. Functionally, eight of these proteins fall into two major groups: three Cl-HCO3 exchangers (AE1-3) and five Na(+)-coupled HCO3(-) transporters (NBCe1, NBCe2, NBCn1, NBCn2, NDCBE). Two of the Na(+)-coupled transporters (NBCe1, NBCe2) are electrogenic; the other three Na(+)-coupled HCO3(-) transporters and all three AEs are electroneutral. In addition, two other SLC4 members (AE4, SLC4A9 and BTR1, SLC4A11) do not yet have a firmly established function. Most, though not all, SLC4 members are functionally inhibited by 4,4'-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonate (DIDS). SLC4 proteins play important roles many modes of acid-base homeostasis: the carriage of CO2 by erythrocytes, the transport of H(+) or HCO3(-) by several epithelia, as well as the regulation of cell volume and intracellular pH.
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- Michael F Romero
- Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Jiang J, Magilnick N, Tsirulnikov K, Abuladze N, Atanasov I, Ge P, Narla M, Pushkin A, Zhou ZH, Kurtz I. Single particle electron microscopy analysis of the bovine anion exchanger 1 reveals a flexible linker connecting the cytoplasmic and membrane domains. PLoS One 2013; 8:e55408. [PMID: 23393575 PMCID: PMC3564912 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Anion exchanger 1 (AE1) is the major erythrocyte membrane protein that mediates chloride/bicarbonate exchange across the erythrocyte membrane facilitating CO₂ transport by the blood, and anchors the plasma membrane to the spectrin-based cytoskeleton. This multi-protein cytoskeletal complex plays an important role in erythrocyte elasticity and membrane stability. An in-frame AE1 deletion of nine amino acids in the cytoplasmic domain in a proximity to the membrane domain results in a marked increase in membrane rigidity and ovalocytic red cells in the disease Southeast Asian Ovalocytosis (SAO). We hypothesized that AE1 has a flexible region connecting the cytoplasmic and membrane domains, which is partially deleted in SAO, thus causing the loss of erythrocyte elasticity. To explore this hypothesis, we developed a new non-denaturing method of AE1 purification from bovine erythrocyte membranes. A three-dimensional (3D) structure of bovine AE1 at 2.4 nm resolution was obtained by negative staining electron microscopy, orthogonal tilt reconstruction and single particle analysis. The cytoplasmic and membrane domains are connected by two parallel linkers. Image classification demonstrated substantial flexibility in the linker region. We propose a mechanism whereby flexibility of the linker region plays a critical role in regulating red cell elasticity.
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- Jiansen Jiang
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Structural Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, D. Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, D. Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, D. Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- New York Blood Centre, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, D. Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (IK); (ZHZ); (AP)
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Structural Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (IK); (ZHZ); (AP)
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- Department of Medicine, D. Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Brain Research Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (IK); (ZHZ); (AP)
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Cai M, Zhao W, Shang X, Jiang J, Ji H, Tang Z, Wang H. Direct evidence of lipid rafts by in situ atomic force microscopy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2012; 8:1243-50. [PMID: 22351491 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201102183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2011] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Lipid rafts are membrane microdomains enriched with cholesterol, glycosphingolipids, and proteins. Although they are broadly presumed to play a pivotal role in various cellular functions, there are still fierce debates about the composition, functions, and even existence of lipid rafts. Here high-resolution and time-lapse in situ atomic force microscopy is used to directly confirm the existence of lipid rafts in native erythrocyte membranes. The results indicate some important aspects of lipid rafts: most of the lipid rafts are in the size range of 100-300 nm and have irregular shape; the detergent-resistant membranes consist of cholesterol microdomains and are not likely the same as the lipid rafts; cholesterol contributes significantly to the formation and stability of the protein domains; and Band III is an important protein of lipid rafts in the inner leaflet of erythrocyte membranes, indicating that lipid rafts are exactly the functional domains in plasma membrane. This work provides direct evidence of the presence, size, and main constitutive protein of lipid rafts at a resolution of a few nanometers, which will pave the way for studying their structure and functions in detail.
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- Mingjun Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, PR China
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Mature erythrocyte membrane homeostasis is compromised by loss of the GATA1-FOG1 interaction. Blood 2012; 119:2615-23. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-09-382473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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GATA1 plays essential roles in erythroid gene expression. The N-terminal finger of GATA1 (GATA1-Nf) is important for association with FOG1. Substitution mutations in GATA1-Nf, such as GATA1V205M that diminish the GATA1-FOG1 association, have been identified in human thrombocytopenia and anemia cases. A mouse model of human thrombocytopenia has been established using a transgenic complementation rescue approach; GATA1-deficient mice were successfully rescued from embryonic lethality by excess expression of GATA1V205G, but rescued adult mice suffered from severe thrombocytopenia. In this study, we examined GATA1-deficient mice rescued with GATA1V205G at a comparable level to endogenous GATA1. Mice rescued with this level of GATA1V205G rarely survive to adulthood. Rescued newborns suffered from severe anemia and jaundice accompanied with anisocytosis and spherocytosis. Expression of Slc4a1, Spna1, and Aqp1 genes (encoding the membrane proteins band-3, α-spectrin, and aquaporin-1, respectively) were strikingly diminished, whereas expression of other canonical GATA1-target genes, such as Alas2, were little affected. Lack of these membrane proteins provoked perturbation of membrane skeleton. Importantly, the red cells exhibited increased reactive oxygen species accumulation. These results thus demonstrate that the loss of the GATA1-FOG1 interaction causes a unique combination of membrane protein deficiency and disturbs the function of GATA1 in maintaining erythroid homeostasis.
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Mazzulla S, Sesti S, Schella A, Perrotta I, Anile A, Drogo S. Protective Effect of <i>Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis</i> Miller) on Erythrocytes Anion Transporter and Oxidative Change. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.4236/fns.2012.312222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ji P, Lodish HF. Ankyrin and band 3 differentially affect expression of membrane glycoproteins but are not required for erythroblast enucleation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 417:1188-92. [PMID: 22226968 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.12.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2011] [Accepted: 12/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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During late stages of mammalian erythropoiesis the nucleus undergoes chromatin condensation, migration to the plasma membrane, and extrusion from the cytoplasm surrounded by a segment of plasma membrane. Since nuclear condensation occurs in all vertebrates, mammalian erythroid membrane and cytoskeleton proteins were implicated as playing important roles in mediating the movement and extrusion of the nucleus. Here we use erythroid ankyrin deficient and band 3 knockout mouse models to show that band 3, but not ankyrin, plays an important role in regulating the level of erythroid cell membrane proteins, as evidenced by decreased cell surface expression of glycophorin A in band 3 knockout mice. However, neither band 3 nor ankyrin are required for enucleation. These results demonstrate that mammalian erythroblast enucleation does not depend on the membrane integrity generated by the ankyrin-band 3 complex.
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- Peng Ji
- Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Byrnes C, Terry Lee Y, Donahue RE, Miller JL. Identification of a cross-reacting, monoclonal anti-human CD233 antibody for identification and sorting of rhesus macaque erythrocytes. Cytometry A 2011; 81:165-8. [PMID: 22170815 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.22005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Revised: 11/22/2011] [Accepted: 11/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Erythroid biology research involving rhesus macaques has been applied to several topics including malaria, hemoglobinopathy and gene therapy research. However, analyses of the rhesus red blood cells are limited by the inability to identify and sort those cells in research blood samples using flow cytometry. Here it is reported that the BRIC 6 hybridoma clone raised to the human erythroid surface molecule (referred to as CD233, Band 3, AE1, or SLC4A1) produces cross-reactive and erythroid-specific antibodies for flow cytometric detection and sorting of rhesus macaque erythrocytes.
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- Colleen Byrnes
- Molecular Medicine Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Yang HY, Kwon J, Choi HI, Park SH, Yang U, Park HR, Ren L, Chung KJ, Kim YU, Park BJ, Jeong SH, Lee TH. In-depth analysis of cysteine oxidation by the RBC proteome: advantage of peroxiredoxin II knockout mice. Proteomics 2011; 12:101-12. [PMID: 22113967 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201100275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2011] [Revised: 10/22/2011] [Accepted: 10/25/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Peroxiredoxin II (Prdx II, a typical 2-Cys Prdx) has been originally isolated from erythrocytes, and its structure and peroxidase activity have been adequately studied. Mice lacking Prdx II proteins had heinz bodies in their peripheral blood, and morphologically abnormal cells were detected in the dense red blood cell (RBC) fractions, which contained markedly higher levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, a labeling experiment with the thiol-modifying reagent biotinylated iodoacetamide (BIAM) in Prdx II-/- mice revealed that a variety of RBC proteins were highly oxidized. To identify oxidation-sensitive proteins in Prdx II-/- mice, we performed RBC comparative proteome analysis in membrane and cytosolic fractions by nano-UPLC-MSE shotgun proteomics. We found oxidation-sensitive 54 proteins from 61 peptides containing cysteine oxidation, and analyzed comparative expression pattern in healthy RBCs of Prdx II+/+ mice, healthy RBCs of Prdx II-/- mice, and abnormal RBCs of Prdx II-/- mice. These proteins belonged to cellular functions related with RBC lifespan maintain, such as cytoskeleton, stress-induced proteins, metabolic enzymes, signal transduction, and transporters. Furthermore, protein networks among identified oxidation-sensitive proteins were analyzed to associate with various diseases. Consequently, we expected that RBC proteome might provide clues to understand redox-imbalanced diseases.
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- Hee-Young Yang
- Department of Oral Biochemistry, Dental Science Research Institute, The 2nd Stage of Brain Korea 21 for Dental School, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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Liu F, Khan AA, Chishti AH, Ostafin AE. Atomic force microscopy demonstration of cytoskeleton instability in mouse erythrocytes with dematin-headpiece and β-adducin deficiency. SCANNING 2011; 33:426-36. [PMID: 21638291 PMCID: PMC3955161 DOI: 10.1002/sca.20246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2011] [Accepted: 05/06/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The pattern of disassembly of the cytoskeletal network of murine erythrocytes with deficiency of either dematin-headpiece or β-adducin or both proteins were investigated using atomic force microscopy. A heterogeneous complex structure with fine filament features and coarse features was observed in the cytoskeleton of wild type mouse erythrocytes, whereas a significant amount of rearrangement and aggregation occurred in the mutants, particularly in the cells carrying double gene mutations. These results are consistent with the cellular and biochemical phenotype of the mutant cell membranes as being more fragile due to weakened vertical connections with the plasma membrane.
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115-6021
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60612
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Pharmacology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston MA 02111
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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Wu F, Satchwell TJ, Toye AM. Anion exchanger 1 in red blood cells and kidney: Band 3's in a pod. Biochem Cell Biol 2011; 89:106-14. [PMID: 21455263 DOI: 10.1139/o10-146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The bicarbonate/chloride exchanger 1 (AE1, Band 3) is abundantly expressed in the red blood cell membrane, where it is involved in gas exchange and functions as a major site of cytoskeletal attachment to the erythrocyte membrane. A truncated kidney isoform (kAE1) is highly expressed in type A intercalated cells of the distal tubules, where it is vital for urinary acidification. Recently, kAE1 has emerged as a novel physiologically significant protein in the kidney glomerulus. This minireview will discuss the known interactions of kAE1 in the podocytes and the possible mechanisms whereby this important multispanning membrane protein may contribute to the function of the glomerular filtration barrier and prevent proteinuria.
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- Fiona Wu
- School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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Stewart AK, Chebib FT, Akbar SW, Salas MJ, Sonik RA, Shmukler BE, Alper SL. Interactions of mouse glycophorin A with the dRTA-related mutant G719D of the mouse Cl-/HCO3- exchanger Ae1. Biochem Cell Biol 2011; 89:224-35. [PMID: 21455273 DOI: 10.1139/o10-147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The AE1 mutation G701D, associated with recessive distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA), produces only minimal erythroid phenotype, reflecting erythroid-specific expression of stimulatory AE1 subunit glycophorin A (GPA). GPA transgene expression could theoretically treat recessive dRTA in patients and in mice expressing cognate Ae1 mutation G719D. However, human (h) GPA and mouse (m) Gpa amino acid sequences are widely divergent, and mGpa function in vitro has not been investigated. We therefore studied in Xenopus oocytes the effects of coexpressed mGpa and hGPA on anion transport by erythroid (e) and kidney (k) isoforms of wild-type mAe1 (meAe1, mkAe1) and of mAe1 mutant G719D. Coexpression of hGPA or mGpa enhanced the function of meAe1 and mkAe1 and rescued the nonfunctional meAe1 and mkAe1 G719D mutants through increased surface expression. Progressive N-terminal truncation studies revealed a role for meAe1 amino acids 22-28 in GPA-responsiveness of meAe1 G719D. MouseN-cyto/humanTMD and humanN-cyto/mouseTMD kAE1 chimeras were active and GPA-responsive. In contrast, whereas chimera mkAe1N-cyto/hkAE1 G701DTMD was GPA-responsive, chimera hkAE1N-cyto/mkAe1 G719DTMD was GPA-insensitive. Moreover, whereas the isolated transmembrane domain (TMD) of hAE1 G701D was GPA-responsive, that of mAe1 G719D was GPA-insensitive. Thus, mGpa increases surface expression and activity of meAe1 and mkAe1. However, the G719D mutation renders certain mAe1 mutant constructs GPA-unresponsive and highlights a role for erythroid-specific meAe1 amino acids 22-28 in GPA-responsiveness.
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- Andrew K Stewart
- Renal and Molecular Vascular Medicine Divisions, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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