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Krenn PW, Montanez E, Costell M, Fässler R. Integrins, anchors and signal transducers of hematopoietic stem cells during development and in adulthood. Curr Top Dev Biol 2022; 149:203-261. [PMID: 35606057 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2022.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), the apex of the hierarchically organized blood cell production system, are generated in the yolk sac, aorta-gonad-mesonephros region and placenta of the developing embryo. To maintain life-long hematopoiesis, HSCs emigrate from their site of origin and seed in distinct microenvironments, called niches, of fetal liver and bone marrow where they receive supportive signals for self-renewal, expansion and production of hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs), which in turn orchestrate the production of the hematopoietic effector cells. The interactions of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) with niche components are to a large part mediated by the integrin superfamily of adhesion molecules. Here, we summarize the current knowledge regarding the functional properties of integrins and their activators, Talin-1 and Kindlin-3, for HSPC generation, function and fate decisions during development and in adulthood. In addition, we discuss integrin-mediated mechanosensing for HSC-niche interactions, ex vivo protocols aimed at expanding HSCs for therapeutic use, and recent approaches targeting the integrin-mediated adhesion in leukemia-inducing HSCs in their protecting, malignant niches.
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- Peter W Krenn
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany; Department of Biosciences and Medical Biology, Cancer Cluster Salzburg, Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona and Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universitat de València, Burjassot, Spain; Institut Universitari de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina, Universitat de València, Burjassot, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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Sevilla-Movilla S, Fuentes P, Rodríguez-García Y, Arellano-Sánchez N, Krenn PW, de Val SI, Montero-Herradón S, García-Ceca J, Burdiel-Herencia V, Gardeta SR, Aguilera-Montilla N, Barrio-Alonso C, Crainiciuc G, Bouvard D, García-Pardo A, Zapata AG, Hidalgo A, Fässler R, Carrasco YR, Toribio ML, Teixidó J. ICAP-1 loss impairs CD8 + thymocyte development and leads to reduced marginal zone B cells in mice. Eur J Immunol 2022; 52:1228-1242. [PMID: 35491946 PMCID: PMC9543158 DOI: 10.1002/eji.202149560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
ICAP‐1 regulates β1‐integrin activation and cell adhesion. Here, we used ICAP‐1‐null mice to study ICAP‐1 potential involvement during immune cell development and function. Integrin α4β1‐dependent adhesion was comparable between ICAP‐1‐null and control thymocytes, but lack of ICAP‐1 caused a defective single‐positive (SP) CD8+ cell generation, thus, unveiling an ICAP‐1 involvement in SP thymocyte development. ICAP‐1 bears a nuclear localization signal and we found it displayed a strong nuclear distribution in thymocytes. Interestingly, there was a direct correlation between the lack of ICAP‐1 and reduced levels in SP CD8+ thymocytes of Runx3, a transcription factor required for CD8+ thymocyte generation. In the spleen, ICAP‐1 was found evenly distributed between cytoplasm and nuclear fractions, and ICAP‐1–/– spleen T and B cells displayed upregulation of α4β1‐mediated adhesion, indicating that ICAP‐1 negatively controls their attachment. Furthermore, CD3+‐ and CD19+‐selected spleen cells from ICAP‐1‐null mice showed reduced proliferation in response to T‐ and B‐cell stimuli, respectively. Finally, loss of ICAP‐1 caused a remarkable decrease in marginal zone B‐ cell frequencies and a moderate increase in follicular B cells. Together, these data unravel an ICAP‐1 involvement in the generation of SP CD8+ thymocytes and in the control of marginal zone B‐cell numbers.
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- Silvia Sevilla-Movilla
- Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Development and Function of the Immune System Unit, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany.,Present address: Paris-Lodron Universität Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology; Faculty of Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, 28040.,Spain and Health Research Institute, Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, 28041, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology; Faculty of Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, 28040.,Spain and Health Research Institute, Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, 28041, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department on Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB)-CSIC, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.,Present address: Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Area of Developmental and Cell Biology, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, 28029, Spain.,Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, 80336, Germany
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- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Cellulaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology; Faculty of Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, 28040.,Spain and Health Research Institute, Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, 28041, Spain
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- Area of Developmental and Cell Biology, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, 28029, Spain.,Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, 80336, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department on Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB)-CSIC, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Development and Function of the Immune System Unit, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Grenier JMP, Testut C, Fauriat C, Mancini SJC, Aurrand-Lions M. Adhesion Molecules Involved in Stem Cell Niche Retention During Normal Haematopoiesis and in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. Front Immunol 2021; 12:756231. [PMID: 34867994 PMCID: PMC8636127 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.756231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
In the bone marrow (BM) of adult mammals, haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are retained in micro-anatomical structures by adhesion molecules that regulate HSC quiescence, proliferation and commitment. During decades, researchers have used engraftment to study the function of adhesion molecules in HSC's homeostasis regulation. Since the 90's, progress in genetically engineered mouse models has allowed a better understanding of adhesion molecules involved in HSCs regulation by BM niches and raised questions about the role of adhesion mechanisms in conferring drug resistance to cancer cells nested in the BM. This has been especially studied in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) which was the first disease in which the concept of cancer stem cell (CSC) or leukemic stem cells (LSCs) was demonstrated. In AML, it has been proposed that LSCs propagate the disease and are able to replenish the leukemic bulk after complete remission suggesting that LSC may be endowed with drug resistance properties. However, whether such properties are due to extrinsic or intrinsic molecular mechanisms, fully or partially supported by molecular crosstalk between LSCs and surrounding BM micro-environment is still matter of debate. In this review, we focus on adhesion molecules that have been involved in HSCs or LSCs anchoring to BM niches and discuss if inhibition of such mechanism may represent new therapeutic avenues to eradicate LSCs.
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- Julien M P Grenier
- Aix-Marseille Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Paoli Calmettes, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), Equipe Labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer 2020, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Paoli Calmettes, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), Equipe Labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer 2020, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Paoli Calmettes, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), Equipe Labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer 2020, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Paoli Calmettes, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), Equipe Labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer 2020, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Paoli Calmettes, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), Equipe Labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer 2020, Marseille, France
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Wirth F, Lubosch A, Hamelmann S, Nakchbandi IA. Fibronectin and Its Receptors in Hematopoiesis. Cells 2020; 9:cells9122717. [PMID: 33353083 PMCID: PMC7765895 DOI: 10.3390/cells9122717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Fibronectin is a ubiquitous extracellular matrix protein that is produced by many cell types in the bone marrow and distributed throughout it. Cells of the stem cell niche produce the various isoforms of this protein. Fibronectin not only provides the cells a scaffold to bind to, but it also modulates their behavior by binding to receptors on the adjacent hematopoietic stem cells and stromal cells. These receptors, which include integrins such as α4β1, α9β1, α4β7, α5β1, αvβ3, Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4), and CD44, are found on the hematopoietic stem cell. Because the knockout of fibronectin is lethal during embryonal development and because fibronectin is produced by almost all cell types in mammals, the study of its role in hematopoiesis is difficult. Nevertheless, strong and direct evidence exists for its stimulation of myelopoiesis and thrombopoiesis using in vivo models. Other reviewed effects can be deduced from the study of fibronectin receptors, which showed their activation modifies the behavior of hematopoietic stem cells. Erythropoiesis was only stimulated under hemolytic stress, and mostly late stages of lymphocytic differentiation were modulated. Because fibronectin is ubiquitously expressed, these interactions in health and disease need to be taken into account whenever any molecule is evaluated in hematopoiesis.
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- Franziska Wirth
- Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (F.W.); (A.L.); (S.H.)
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- Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (F.W.); (A.L.); (S.H.)
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- Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (F.W.); (A.L.); (S.H.)
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- Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (F.W.); (A.L.); (S.H.)
- Max-Planck Institute for Medical Research, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-622-156-8744
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Lee BJ, Mace EM. From stem cell to immune effector: how adhesion, migration, and polarity shape T-cell and natural killer cell lymphocyte development in vitro and in vivo. Mol Biol Cell 2020; 31:981-991. [PMID: 32352896 PMCID: PMC7346728 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e19-08-0424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Lymphocyte development is a complex and coordinated pathway originating from pluripotent stem cells during embryogenesis and continuing even as matured lymphocytes are primed and educated in adult tissue. Hematopoietic stem cells develop in a specialized niche that includes extracellular matrix and supporting stromal and endothelial cells that both maintain stem cell pluripotency and enable the generation of differentiated cells. Cues for lymphocyte development include changes in integrin-dependent cell motility and adhesion which ultimately help to determine cell fate. The capacity of lymphocytes to adhere and migrate is important for modulating these developmental signals both by regulating the cues that the cell receives from the local microenvironment as well as facilitating the localization of precursors to tissue niches throughout the body. Here we consider how changing migratory and adhesive phenotypes contribute to human natural killer (NK)- and T-cell development as they undergo development from precursors to mature, circulating cells and how our understanding of this process is informed by in vitro models of T- and NK cell generation.
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- Barclay J. Lee
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005
- Department of Pediatrics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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Moretti FA, Klapproth S, Ruppert R, Margraf A, Weber J, Pick R, Scheiermann C, Sperandio M, Fässler R, Moser M. Differential requirement of kindlin-3 for T cell progenitor homing to the non-vascularized and vascularized thymus. eLife 2018; 7:35816. [PMID: 30187863 PMCID: PMC6126919 DOI: 10.7554/elife.35816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
The role of integrin-mediated adhesion during T cell progenitor homing to and differentiation within the thymus is ill-defined, mainly due to functional overlap. To circumvent compensation, we disrupted the hematopoietic integrin regulator kindlin-3 in mice and found a progressive thymus atrophy that is primarily caused by an impaired homing capacity of T cell progenitors to the vascularized thymus. Notably, the low shear flow conditions in the vascular system at midgestation allow kindlin-3-deficient fetal liver-derived T cell progenitors to extravasate via pharyngeal vessels and colonize the avascular thymus primordium. Once in the thymus, kindlin-3 promotes intrathymic T cell proliferation by facilitating the integrin-dependent crosstalk with thymic antigen presenting cells, while intrathymic T cell migration, maturation into single positive CD4 and CD8 T cells and release into the circulation proceed without kindlin-3. Thus, kindlin-3 is dispensable for integrin-mediated T cell progenitor adhesion and signalling at low and indispensable at high shear forces.
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- Department Molecular Medicine, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department Molecular Medicine, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Martinsried, Germany
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- Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Martinsried, Germany
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- Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Martinsried, Germany
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- Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Martinsried, Germany
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- Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department Molecular Medicine, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department Molecular Medicine, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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LaFoya B, Munroe JA, Miyamoto A, Detweiler MA, Crow JJ, Gazdik T, Albig AR. Beyond the Matrix: The Many Non-ECM Ligands for Integrins. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E449. [PMID: 29393909 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19020449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Revised: 01/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The traditional view of integrins portrays these highly conserved cell surface receptors as mediators of cellular attachment to the extracellular matrix (ECM), and to a lesser degree, as coordinators of leukocyte adhesion to the endothelium. These canonical activities are indispensable; however, there is also a wide variety of integrin functions mediated by non-ECM ligands that transcend the traditional roles of integrins. Some of these unorthodox roles involve cell-cell interactions and are engaged to support immune functions such as leukocyte transmigration, recognition of opsonization factors, and stimulation of neutrophil extracellular traps. Other cell-cell interactions mediated by integrins include hematopoietic stem cell and tumor cell homing to target tissues. Integrins also serve as cell-surface receptors for various growth factors, hormones, and small molecules. Interestingly, integrins have also been exploited by a wide variety of organisms including viruses and bacteria to support infectious activities such as cellular adhesion and/or cellular internalization. Additionally, the disruption of integrin function through the use of soluble integrin ligands is a common strategy adopted by several parasites in order to inhibit blood clotting during hematophagy, or by venomous snakes to kill prey. In this review, we strive to go beyond the matrix and summarize non-ECM ligands that interact with integrins in order to highlight these non-traditional functions of integrins.
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Siddiqui S, Lustig A, Carter A, Sankar M, Daimon CM, Premont RT, Etienne H, van Gastel J, Azmi A, Janssens J, Becker KG, Zhang Y, Wood W, Lehrmann E, Martin JG, Martin B, Taub DD, Maudsley S. Genomic deletion of GIT2 induces a premature age-related thymic dysfunction and systemic immune system disruption. Aging (Albany NY) 2017; 9:706-740. [PMID: 28260693 PMCID: PMC5391227 DOI: 10.18632/aging.101185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Recent research has proposed that GIT2 (G protein-coupled receptor kinase interacting protein 2) acts as an integrator of the aging process through regulation of 'neurometabolic' integrity. One of the commonly accepted hallmarks of the aging process is thymic involution. At a relatively young age, 12 months old, GIT2-/- mice present a prematurely distorted thymic structure and dysfunction compared to age-matched 12 month-old wild-type control (C57BL/6) mice. Disruption of thymic structure in GIT2-/- (GIT2KO) mice was associated with a significant reduction in the expression of the cortical thymic marker, Troma-I (cytokeratin 8). Double positive (CD4+CD8+) and single positive CD4+ T cells were also markedly reduced in 12 month-old GIT2KO mice compared to age-matched control wild-type mice. Coincident with this premature thymic disruption in GIT2KO mice was the unique generation of a novel cervical 'organ', i.e. 'parathymic lobes'. These novel organs did not exhibit classical peripheral lymph node-like characteristics but expressed high levels of T cell progenitors that were reflexively reduced in GIT2KO thymi. Using signaling pathway analysis of GIT2KO thymus and parathymic lobe transcriptomic data we found that the molecular signaling functions lost in the dysfunctional GIT2KO thymus were selectively reinstated in the novel parathymic lobe - suggestive of a compensatory effect for the premature thymic disruption. Broader inspection of high-dimensionality transcriptomic data from GIT2KO lymph nodes, spleen, thymus and parathymic lobes revealed a systemic alteration of multiple proteins (Dbp, Tef, Per1, Per2, Fbxl3, Ddit4, Sin3a) involved in the multidimensional control of cell cycle clock regulation, cell senescence, cellular metabolism and DNA damage. Altered cell clock regulation across both immune and non-immune tissues therefore may be responsible for the premature 'aging' phenotype of GIT2KO mice.
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- Sana Siddiqui
- Receptor Pharmacology Unit, Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology, NIA, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology, NIA, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Metabolism Unit, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, NIA, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Metabolism Unit, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, NIA, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Translational Neurobiology Group, VIB Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Antwerp, Belgium
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- Translational Neurobiology Group, VIB Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Antwerp, Belgium
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- Translational Neurobiology Group, VIB Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Antwerp, Belgium
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- Translational Neurobiology Group, VIB Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Antwerp, Belgium
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- Gene Expression and Genomics Unit, Research Resources Branch, NIA, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Gene Expression and Genomics Unit, Research Resources Branch, NIA, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Gene Expression and Genomics Unit, Research Resources Branch, NIA, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Gene Expression and Genomics Unit, Research Resources Branch, NIA, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Research Institute of the MUHC, Centre for Translational Biology (CTB), Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Metabolism Unit, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, NIA, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology, NIA, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Receptor Pharmacology Unit, Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.,Translational Neurobiology Group, VIB Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Antwerp, Belgium
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Sens C, Huck K, Pettera S, Uebel S, Wabnitz G, Moser M, Nakchbandi IA. Fibronectins containing extradomain A or B enhance osteoblast differentiation via distinct integrins. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:7745-7760. [PMID: 28325836 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.739987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Revised: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Fibronectin is a multidomain protein secreted by various cell types. It forms a network of fibers within the extracellular matrix and impacts intracellular processes by binding to various molecules, primarily integrin receptors on the cells. Both the presence of several isoforms and the ability of the various domains and isoforms to bind to a variety of integrins result in a wide range of effects. In vivo findings suggest that fibronectin isoforms produced by the osteoblasts enhance their differentiation. Here we report that the isoform characterized by the presence of extradomain A activates α4β1 integrin and augments osteoblast differentiation. In addition, the isoform containing extradomain B enhances the binding of fibronectin through the RGD sequence to β3-containing integrin, resulting in increased mineralization by and differentiation of osteoblasts. Our study thus reveals novel functions for two fibronectin isoforms and the mediating receptors in osteoblast differentiation.
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- Carla Sens
- From the Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried and.,the Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- From the Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried and.,the Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- From the Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried and
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- From the Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried and
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- the Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- From the Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried and
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- From the Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried and .,the Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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White J, Krishnamoorthy S, Gupta D, Lancelot M, Moore N, Sarnaik S, Hobbs WE, Light DR, Hines P. VLA-4 blockade by natalizumab inhibits sickle reticulocyte and leucocyte adhesion during simulated blood flow. Br J Haematol 2016; 174:970-82. [PMID: 27291690 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Very Late Antigen-4 (VLA-4, α4β1-integrin, ITGA4) orchestrates cell-cell and cell-endothelium adhesion. Given the proposed role of VLA-4 in sickle cell disease (SCD) pathophysiology, we evaluated the ability of the VLA-4 blocking antibody natalizumab to inhibit SCD blood cell adhesion. Natalizumab recognized surface VLA-4 on leucocytes and reticulocytes in whole blood from SCD subjects. SCD reticulocytes were positive for VLA-4, while VLA-4 staining of non-SCD reticulocytes was undetectable. Titrations with natalizumab revealed the presence of saturable levels of VLA-4 on both SCD reticulocytes and leucocytes similar to healthy subject leucocytes. Under physiological flow conditions, the adhesion of SCD whole blood cells and isolated SCD leucocytes to immobilized vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) was blocked by natalizumab in a dose-dependent manner, which correlated with cell surface receptor binding. Natalizumab also inhibited >50% of whole blood cell binding to TNF-α activated human umbilical vein endothelial cell monolayers under physiological flow at clinically relevant concentrations (10 to 100 μg/ml). This indicates that VLA-4 is the dominant receptor that drives SCD reticulocyte and mononuclear cell adhesion to VCAM-1 and that the VLA-4 adhesion to VCAM-1 is a significant contributor to SCD blood cell adhesion to endothelium. Thus, VLA-4 blockade may be beneficial in sickle cell disease.
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- Jennell White
- Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.,Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA.,Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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Kraft S, Klemis V, Sens C, Lenhard T, Jacobi C, Samstag Y, Wabnitz G, Kirschfink M, Wallich R, Hänsch GM, Nakchbandi IA. Identification and characterization of a unique role for EDB fibronectin in phagocytosis. J Mol Med (Berl) 2016; 94:567-81. [PMID: 26637426 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-015-1373-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Revised: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Abstract Plasma fibronectin is a circulating protein that facilitates phagocytosis by connecting bacteria to immune cells. A fibronectin isoform, which includes a sequence of 90 AA called extra-domain B (EDB), is synthesized de novo at the messenger RNA (mRNA) level in immune cells, but the reason for its expression remains elusive. We detected an 80-fold increase in EDB-containing fibronectin in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with bacterial meningitis that was most pronounced in staphylococcal infections. A role for this isoform in phagocytosis was further suggested by enhanced EDB fibronectin release after internalization of Staphylococcus aureus in vitro. Using transgenic mouse models, we established that immune cell production of fibronectin contributes to phagocytosis, more so than circulating plasma fibronectin, and that accentuated release of EDB-containing fibronectin by immune cells improved phagocytosis. In line with this, administration of EDB fibronectin enhanced in vitro phagocytosis to a larger extent than plasma fibronectin. This enhancement was mediated by αvβ3 integrin as shown using inhibitors or cells from β3 integrin knockout mice. Thus, we identified both a novel function for EDB fibronectin in augmenting phagocytosis over circulating plasma fibronectin, as well as the mediating receptor. Our data also establish for the first time, a direct role for β3 integrin in bacterial phagocytosis in mammals. Key messages • Fibronectin containing an extra domain called EDB is released in bacterial meningitis. • EDB-containing fibronectin enhances phagocytosis more than plasma fibronectin. • The enhancement is mediated by activation of αvβ3 integrin in the presence of EDB. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00109-015-1373-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Radovanovic I, Leung V, Iliescu A, Bongfen SE, Mullick A, Langlais D, Gros P. Genetic control of susceptibility to Candida albicans in SM/J mice. J Immunol 2014; 193:1290-300. [PMID: 24973457 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1400783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In the immunocompromised host, invasive infection with the fungal pathogen Candida albicans is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Sporadic cases in otherwise normal individuals are rare, and they are thought to be associated with genetic predisposition. Using a mouse model of systemic infection with C. albicans, we identified the SM/J mouse strain as unusually susceptible to infection. Genetic linkage studies in informative [C57BL/6JxSM/J]F2 mice identified a major locus on distal chromosome 15, given the appellation Carg5, that regulates C. albicans replication in SM/J mice. Cellular and molecular immunophenotyping experiments, as well as functional studies in purified cell populations from SM/J and C57BL/6J, and in [C57BL/6JxSM/J]F2 mice fixed for homozygous or heterozygous Carg5 alleles, indicate that Carg5-regulated susceptibility in SM/J is associated with a complex defect in the myeloid compartment of these mice. SM/J neutrophils express lower levels of Ly6G, and importantly, they show significantly reduced production of reactive oxygen species in response to stimulation with fMLF and PMA. Likewise, CD11b(+)Ly6G(-)Ly6C(hi) inflammatory monocytes were present at lower levels in the blood of infected SM/J, recruited less efficiently at the site of infection, and displayed blunted oxidative burst. Studies in F2 mice establish strong correlations between Carg5 alleles, Ly6G expression, production of serum CCL2 (MCP-1), and susceptibility to C. albicans. Genomic DNA sequencing of chromatin immunoprecipitated for myeloid proinflammatory transcription factors IRF1, IRF8, STAT1 and NF-κB, as well as RNA sequencing, were used to develop a "myeloid inflammatory score" and systematically analyze and prioritize potential candidate genes in the Carg5 interval.
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- Irena Radovanovic
- Biochemistry Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada; Complex Traits Group, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada
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- Complex Traits Group, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada; and
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- Biochemistry Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada; Complex Traits Group, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada
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- Biochemistry Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada; Complex Traits Group, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada
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- National Research Council-Biotechnology Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec H4P 2R2, Canada
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- Biochemistry Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada; Complex Traits Group, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada
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- Biochemistry Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada; Complex Traits Group, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada;
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Brachtl G, Piñón Hofbauer J, Greil R, Hartmann TN. The pathogenic relevance of the prognostic markers CD38 and CD49d in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Ann Hematol 2014; 93:361-74. [PMID: 24288111 PMCID: PMC4032465 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-013-1967-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The interactions of chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells with the microenvironment in secondary lymphoid tissues and the bone marrow are known to promote CLL cell survival and proliferation. CD38 and CD49d are both independent prognostic risk parameters in CLL with important roles in shaping these interactions. Both are reported to influence CLL cell trafficking between blood and lymphoid organs as well as their survival and proliferation within the lymphoid organs, thereby impacting the pathophysiology of the disease. The expression of CD38 and CD49d is associated in the majority of cases, and they exist as part of macromolecular complexes. Here, we review the current evidence for the individual and associated contributions of these molecules to CLL pathophysiology.
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MESH Headings
- ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1/blood
- ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1/metabolism
- Animals
- Biomarkers, Tumor/blood
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Cell Movement
- Cell Proliferation
- Cell Survival
- Humans
- Integrin alpha4/blood
- Integrin alpha4/metabolism
- Integrin alpha4beta1/blood
- Integrin alpha4beta1/metabolism
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/blood
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/diagnosis
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/metabolism
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/physiopathology
- Membrane Glycoproteins/blood
- Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism
- Models, Biological
- Neoplasm Proteins/blood
- Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism
- Prognosis
- Tumor Microenvironment
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- Gabriele Brachtl
- Laboratory for Immunological and Molecular Cancer Research, Third Medical Department with Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, Infectiology and Rheumatology, Paracelsus Medical University, Müllner Haupstraße 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Laboratory for Immunological and Molecular Cancer Research, Third Medical Department with Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, Infectiology and Rheumatology, Paracelsus Medical University, Müllner Haupstraße 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Laboratory for Immunological and Molecular Cancer Research, Third Medical Department with Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, Infectiology and Rheumatology, Paracelsus Medical University, Müllner Haupstraße 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Laboratory for Immunological and Molecular Cancer Research, Third Medical Department with Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, Infectiology and Rheumatology, Paracelsus Medical University, Müllner Haupstraße 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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Poitz DM, Stölzel F, Arabanian L, Friedrichs J, Docheva D, Schieker M, Fierro FA, Platzbecker U, Ordemann R, Werner C, Bornhäuser M, Strasser RH, Ehninger G, Illmer T. MiR-134-mediated β1 integrin expression and function in mesenchymal stem cells. Biochim Biophys Acta 2013; 1833:3396-3404. [PMID: 24135056 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Revised: 10/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The composition of the hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) niche within the bone marrow is highly dynamic, tightly regulated, and of importance for various HSC properties. Integrins are important molecules within this niche that influence those properties through the interactions of HSCs and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Here we investigated the function of miR-134 in integrin regulation in MSCs. In MSCs, miR-134 post-transcriptionally regulated β1 integrin expression. This negative regulation of β1 integrin was mediated by the binding of miR-134 to its 3' untranslated region, which contains two conserved binding sites for miR-134. The miR-134-mediated silencing of β1 integrin in MSCs was shown by atomic force microscopy to decrease the adhesion of 32D cells to MSCs transfected with miR-134. Furthermore, the adhesion of MSCs to fibronectin was reduced after transfection with miR-134. MSCs from patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) revealed highly significant miR-134 overexpression compared with MSCs from healthy bone marrow donors. MSCs from MDS patients showed lower β1 integrin protein, but not lower mRNA, expression, suggesting post-transcriptional regulation. The present study demonstrates miR-134-mediated negative regulation of β1 integrin that influences cell adhesion to and of MSCs. These results further contribute to our understanding of the complexity of MDS.
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- David M Poitz
- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, University of Technologies Dresden, Germany.
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- Internal Medicine Department I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, University of Technologies Dresden, Germany
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- Internal Medicine Department I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, University of Technologies Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Biofunctional Polymer Materials Dresden, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Germany
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- Experimental Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Experimental Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Regenerative Cures, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Internal Medicine Department I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, University of Technologies Dresden, Germany
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- Internal Medicine Department I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, University of Technologies Dresden, Germany
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- DFG Research Center and Cluster of Excellence for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), Germany; Institute for Biofunctional Polymer Materials Dresden, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Germany
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- Internal Medicine Department I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, University of Technologies Dresden, Germany; DFG Research Center and Cluster of Excellence for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, University of Technologies Dresden, Germany
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- Internal Medicine Department I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, University of Technologies Dresden, Germany
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- Internal Medicine Department I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, University of Technologies Dresden, Germany
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Spring FA, Griffiths RE, Mankelow TJ, Agnew C, Parsons SF, Chasis JA, Anstee DJ. Tetraspanins CD81 and CD82 facilitate α4β1-mediated adhesion of human erythroblasts to vascular cell adhesion molecule-1. PLoS One 2013; 8:e62654. [PMID: 23704882 PMCID: PMC3660455 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2012] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The proliferation and terminal differentiation of erythroid progenitors occurs in human bone marrow within erythroblastic islands, specialised structures consisting of a central macrophage surrounded by developing erythroid cells. Many cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesive interactions maintain and regulate the co-ordinated daily production of reticulocytes. Erythroid cells express only one integrin, α4β1, throughout differentiation, and its interactions with both macrophage Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 and with extracellular matrix fibronectin are critical for erythropoiesis. We observed that proerythroblasts expressed a broad tetraspanin phenotype, and investigated whether any tetraspanin could modulate integrin function. A specific association between α4β1 and CD81, CD82 and CD151 was demonstrated by confocal microscopy and co-immune precipitation. We observed that antibodies to CD81 and CD82 augmented adhesion of proerythroblasts to Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 but not to the fibronectin spliceoforms FnIII12-IIICS-15 and FnIII12–15. In contrast, different anti-CD151 antibodies augmented or inhibited adhesion of proerythroblasts to Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 and the fibronectin spliceoform FnIII12-IIICS-15 but not to FnIII12–15. These results strongly suggest that tetraspanins have a functional role in terminal erythropoiesis by modulating interactions of erythroblast α4β1 with both macrophages and extracellular matrix.
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- Frances A Spring
- Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences, Bristol, United Kingdom.
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Chow A, Huggins M, Ahmed J, Hashimoto D, Lucas D, Kunisaki Y, Pinho S, Leboeuf M, Noizat C, van Rooijen N, Tanaka M, Zhao ZJ, Bergman A, Merad M, Frenette PS. CD169⁺ macrophages provide a niche promoting erythropoiesis under homeostasis and stress. Nat Med 2013; 19:429-36. [PMID: 23502962 DOI: 10.1038/nm.3057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 314] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2012] [Accepted: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The role of macrophages in erythropoiesis was suggested several decades ago with the description of “erythroblastic islands” in the bone marrow (BM) composed of a central macrophage surrounded by developing erythroblasts. However, the in vivo role of macrophages in erythropoiesis under homeostasis or disease remains unclear. Specific depletion of CD169+ macrophages markedly reduced erythroblasts in the BM but did not result in overt anemia under homeostasis likely due to concomitant alterations in RBC clearance. However, CD169+ macrophage depletion significantly impaired erythropoietic recovery from hemolytic anemia, acute blood loss and myeloablation. Furthermore, macrophage depletion normalized the erythroid compartment in a JAK2V617F-driven murine model of polycythemia vera (PV), suggesting that erythropoiesis in PV, unexpectedly, remains under the control of macrophages in the BM and splenic microenvironments. These data indicate that CD169+ macrophages promote late erythroid maturation and that modulation of the macrophage compartment represents a novel strategy to treat erythropoietic disorders.
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Nurzynska D, Di Meglio F, Romano V, Miraglia R, Sacco AM, Latino F, Bancone C, Della Corte A, Maiello C, Amarelli C, Montagnani S, Castaldo C. Cardiac primitive cells become committed to a cardiac fate in adult human heart with chronic ischemic disease but fail to acquire mature phenotype: genetic and phenotypic study. Basic Res Cardiol 2013; 108:320. [PMID: 23224139 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-012-0320-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2012] [Revised: 10/26/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Adult human heart hosts a population of cardiac primitive CD117-positive cells (CPCs), which are responsible for physiological tissue homeostasis and regeneration. While the bona fide stem cells express telomerase, their progenies are no longer able to preserve telomeric DNA; hence the balance between their proliferation and differentiation has to be tightly controlled in order to prevent cellular senescence and apoptosis of CPCs before their maturation can be accomplished. We have examined at cellular and molecular level the proliferation, apoptosis and commitment of CPCs isolated from normal (CPC-N) and age-matched pathological adult human hearts (CPC-P) with ischemic heart disease. In the CPC-P, genes related to early stages of developmental processes, nervous system development and neurogenesis, skeletal development, bone and cartilage development were downregulated, while those involved in mesenchymal cell differentiation and heart development were upregulated, together with the transcriptional activation of TGFβ/BMP signaling pathway. In the pathological heart, asymmetric division was the prevalent type of cardiac stem cell division. The population of CPC-P consisted mainly of progenitors of cardiac cell lineages and less precursors; these cells proliferated more, but were also more susceptible to apoptosis with respect to CPC-N. These results indicate that CPCs fail to reach terminal differentiation and functional competence in pathological conditions. Adverse effects of underlying pathology, which disrupts cardiac tissue structure and composition, and cellular senescence, resulting from cardiac stem cell activation in telomere dysfunctional environment, can be responsible for such outcome.
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Albert M, Schmidt M, Cordes N, Dörr W. Modulation of radiation-induced oral mucositis (mouse) by selective inhibition of β1 integrin. Radiother Oncol 2012; 104:230-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2012.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2011] [Revised: 06/01/2012] [Accepted: 06/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Rettig MP, Ansstas G, DiPersio JF. Mobilization of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells using inhibitors of CXCR4 and VLA-4. Leukemia 2012; 26:34-53. [PMID: 21886173 PMCID: PMC3514440 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2011.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2010] [Revised: 03/31/2011] [Accepted: 05/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Successful hematopoietic stem cell transplant requires the infusion of a sufficient number of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) that are capable of homing to the bone marrow cavity and regenerating durable trilineage hematopoiesis in a timely manner. Stem cells harvested from peripheral blood are the most commonly used graft source in HSCT. Although granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is the most frequently used agent for stem cell mobilization, the use of G-CSF alone results in suboptimal stem cell yields in a significant proportion of patients. Both the chemokine receptor CXCR4 and the integrin α(4)β(1) (very late antigen 4 (VLA-4)) have important roles in the homing and retention of HSPCs within the bone marrow microenvironment. Preclinical and/or clinical studies have shown that targeted disruption of the interaction of CXCR4 or VLA-4 with their ligands results in the rapid and reversible mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells into the peripheral circulation and is synergistic when combined with G-CSF. In this review, we discuss the development of small-molecule CXCR4 and VLA-4 inhibitors and how they may improve the utility and convenience of peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.
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- M P Rettig
- Division of Oncology, Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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HSC function depends on the tight control of proliferation and the balance between self-renewal and differentiation. Here, we report that the trimeric transcription factor NF-Y is critical for the survival of cycling, but not quiescent HSCs. With the use of a conditional knockout mouse model, we demonstrate that NF-Ya deletion creates an accumulation of HSCs in G(2)/M and prompts apoptosis, causing hematopoietic failure and death of the animal. These defects are accompanied by the dysregulation of multiple genes that influence cell cycle control (cyclin b1 and p21), apoptosis (Bcl-2), and self-renewal (HoxB4, Notch1, Bmi-1) and are independent of p53. Our results identify NF-Y as a pivotal upstream participant in a regulatory network necessary for the preservation of cycling HSCs.
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Gan Y, Reilkoff R, Peng X, Russell T, Chen Q, Mathai SK, Homer R, Gulati M, Siner J, Elias J, Bucala R, Herzog E. Role of semaphorin 7a signaling in transforming growth factor β1-induced lung fibrosis and scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 63:2484-94. [PMID: 21484765 DOI: 10.1002/art.30386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Semaphorin 7a regulates transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1)-induced fibrosis. This study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that semaphorin 7a exerts its profibrotic effects in part by promoting the tissue accumulation of CD45+ fibrocytes. METHODS A murine model of pulmonary fibrosis in which an inducible, bioactive form of the human TGFβ1 gene is overexpressed in the lung was used. Fibrosis and fibrocytes were evaluated in TGFβ1-transgenic mice in which the semaphorin 7a locus had been disrupted. The effect of replacement or deletion of semaphorin 7a on bone marrow-derived cells was ascertained using bone marrow transplantation. The role of the semaphorin 7a receptor β1 integrin was assessed using neutralizing antibodies. The applicability of these findings to TGFβ1-driven fibrosis in humans was examined in patients with scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease (ILD). RESULTS The appearance of fibrocytes in the lungs of TGFβ1-transgenic mice required semaphorin 7a. Replacement of semaphorin 7a on bone marrow-derived cells restored lung fibrosis and fibrocytes. Immunoneutralization of β1 integrin reduced pulmonary fibrocytes and fibrosis. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with scleroderma-related ILD showed increased levels of messenger RNA for semaphorin 7a and its receptors, with semaphorin 7a located on collagen-producing fibrocytes and CD19+ lymphocytes. Peripheral blood fibrocyte outgrowth was enhanced in these patients. Stimulation of normal human PBMCs with recombinant semaphorin 7a enhanced fibrocyte differentiation; these effects were attenuated by β1 integrin neutralization. CONCLUSION Our findings indicate that interventions that reduce semaphorin 7a expression or prevent the semaphorin 7a-β1 integrin interaction may ameliorate TGFβ1-driven or fibrocyte-associated autoimmune fibroses.
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- Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Umbilical cord blood (UCB) transplantation and haematological recovery are currently limited by the amount of haematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) present in each unit. HPCs and haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) normally interact with cells and extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins present within the endosteal and vascular niches. Hence, we investigated whether coating of culture surfaces with ECM proteins normally present in the marrow microenvironment could benefit the ex vivo expansion of HPCs. Towards this, collagen types I and IV (COL I and IV), laminin (LN) and fibronectin (FN) were tested individually or as component of two ECM-mix complexes. Individually, ECM proteins had both common and unique properties on the growth and differentiation of UCB CD34+ cells; some ECM proteins favoured the differentiation of some lineages over that of others (e.g. FN for erythroids), some the expansion of HPCs (e.g. LN and megakaryocyte (MK) progenitor) while others had less effects. Next, two ECM-mix complexes were tested; the first one contained all four ECM proteins (4ECMp), while the second 'basement membrane-like structure' was without COL I (3ECMp). Removal of COL I led to strong reductions in cell growth and HPCs expansion. Interestingly, the 4ECMp-mix complex reproducibly increased CD34+ (1.3-fold) and CD41+ (1.2-fold) cell expansions at day 6 (P < 0.05) versus control, and induced greater myeloid progenitor expansion (P < 0.05) than 3ECMp. In conclusion, these results suggest that optimization of BM ECM protein complexes could provide a better environment for the ex vivo expansion of haematopoietic progenitors than individual ECM protein.
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- Betül Celebi
- Hema-Quebec, Research & Development Department, Quebec City, PQ, Canada
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UNLABELLED Background The regulation of normal and stress-induced erythropoiesis is incompletely understood. Integrin-dependent adhesion plays important roles in erythropoiesis, but how integrins are regulated during erythropoiesis remains largely unknown. DESIGN AND METHODS To obtain novel insights into the regulation of erythropoiesis, we used cellular and molecular approaches to analyze the role of SWAP-70 and the control of integrins through SWAP-70. In addition, mice deficient for this protein were investigated under normal and erythropoietic stress conditions. RESULTS We show that SWAP-70, a protein involved in cytoskeletal F-actin rearrangements and integrin regulation in mast cells, is expressed in hematopoietic stem cells and myeloid-erythroid precursors. Although Swap-70(-/-) mice are not anemic, erythroblastic differentiation is perturbed, and SWAP-70 is required for an efficient erythropoietic stress response to acute anemia and for erythropoietic recovery after bone marrow transplantation in irradiated mice. SWAP-70 deficiency impairs colony-forming unit erythroid development, while burst-forming unit erythroid development is normal, and significantly affects development of late erythroblasts in the spleen and bone marrow. The α(4) integrin is constitutively hyper-activated in Swap-70(-/-) colony-forming unit erythroid cells, which hyper-adhere to fibronectin. Blocking α(4) and β(1) integrin chains in vivo restored erythroblastic differentiation and the erythropoietic stress response in Swap-70(-/-) mice. Conclusions Our study reveals that SWAP-70 is a novel regulator of integrin-mediated red blood cell development and stress-induced erythropoiesis.
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- Tatsiana Ripich
- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Dresden University of Technology Fiedlerstr. 42, Dresden, Germany
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Dzhagalov I, Phee H. How to find your way through the thymus: a practical guide for aspiring T cells. Cell Mol Life Sci 2011; 69:663-82. [PMID: 21842411 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-011-0791-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2011] [Revised: 07/25/2011] [Accepted: 07/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Thymocytes must complete an elaborate developmental program in the thymus to ultimately generate T cells that express functional but neither harmful nor useless TCRs. Each developmental step coincides with dynamic relocation of the thymocytes between anatomically discrete thymic microenvironments, suggesting that thymocytes' migration is tightly regulated by their developmental status. Chemokines produced by thymic stromal cells and chemokine receptors on the thymocytes play an indispensable role in guiding developing thymocytes into the different microenvironments. In addition to long-range migration, chemokines increase the thymocytes' motility, enhancing their interaction with stromal cells. During the past several years, much progress has been made to determine the various signals that guide thymocytes on their journey within the thymus. In this review, we summarize the progress in identifying chemokines and other chemoattractant signals that direct intrathymic migration. Furthermore, we discuss the recent advances of two-photon microscopy in determining dynamic motility and interaction behavior of thymocytes within distinct compartments to provide a better understanding of the relationship between thymocyte motility and development.
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- Ivan Dzhagalov
- LSA, Room 479, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Division of Immunology and Pathogenesis, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-3200, USA.
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Siewe BT, Kalis SL, Le PT, Witte PL, Choi S, Conway SJ, Druschitz L, Knight KL. In vitro requirement for periostin in B lymphopoiesis. Blood 2011; 117:3770-9. [PMID: 21285437 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-08-301119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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B lymphopoiesis arrests in rabbits by 4 months of age. To identify molecules that contribute to this arrest, cDNA-representational difference analysis on BM stromal cells from young and adult rabbits showed that expression of Postn that encodes for the extracellular matrix protein periostin dramatically reduced with age. Postn-small interfering RNA OP9 cells lost their capacity to support B-cell development from rabbit or murine BM cells, and reexpression of periostin restored this potential, indicating an in vitro requirement for periostin in B lymphopoiesis. In our system, we determined that periostin deficiency leads to increased cell death and decreased proliferation of B-lineage progenitors. Further, RGD peptide inhibition of periostin/α(v)β(3) interaction resulted in a marked decrease in B lymphopoiesis in vitro. Microarray analysis of the Postn-small interfering RNA OP9 cells showed decreased expression of key B-lymphopoietic factors, including IL-7 and CXCL12. In vivo, unidentified molecule(s) probably compensate periostin loss because Postn(-/-) mice had normal numbers of B-cell progenitors in BM. We conclude that the decline in periostin expression in adult rabbit BM does not solely explain the arrest of B lymphopoiesis. However, the interaction of periostin with α(v)β(3) on lymphoid progenitors probably provides both proliferative and survival signals for cells in the B-cell development pathway.
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Integrins on both tumor cells and the supporting host stromal cells in bone (osteoclasts, new blood vessels, inflammatory cells, platelets and bone marrow stromal cells) play key roles in enhancing bone metastasis. Tumor cells localize to specific tissues through integrin-mediated contacts with extracellular matrix and stromal cells. Integrin expression and signaling are perturbed in cancer cells, allowing them to "escape" from cell-cell and cell-matrix tethers, invade, migrate and colonize within new tissues and matrices. Integrin signaling through αvβ3 and VLA-4 on tumor cells can promote tumor metastasis to and proliferation in the bone microenvironment. Osteoclast (OC) mediated bone resorption is a critical component of bone metastasis and can promote tumor growth in bone and αvβ3 integrins are critical to OC function and development. Tumors in the bone microenvironment can recruit new blood vessel formation, platelets, pro-tumor immune cells and bone marrow stromal cells that promote tumor growth and invasion in bone. Integrins and their ligands play critical roles in platelet aggregation (αvβ3 and αIIbβ3), hematopoietic cell mobilization (VLA-4 and osteopontin), neoangiogenesis (αvβ3, αvβ5, α6β4, and β1 integrin) and stromal function (osteopontin and VLA-4). Integrins are involved in the pathogenesis of bone metastasis at many levels and further study to define integrin dysregulation by cancer will yield new therapeutic targets for the prevention and treatment of bone metastasis.
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- Jochen G. Schneider
- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Wuerzburg, Germany, and Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Department of Medicine and Division of Oncology, Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Division of Oncology, Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Corresponding author: Katherine Weilbaecher, Department of Medicine and Cell Biology and Physiology, Division of Oncology, Washington University, School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave, PO Box 8069, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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Ulyanova T, Jiang Y, Padilla S, Nakamoto B, Papayannopoulou T. Combinatorial and distinct roles of α₅ and α₄ integrins in stress erythropoiesis in mice. Blood 2011; 117:975-85. [PMID: 20956802 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-05-283218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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To delineate the role of specific members of β₁ integrins in stress erythropoiesis in the adult, we compared the response to phenylhydrazine stress in 3 genetically deficient models. The survival of β₁-conditionally deficient mice after phenylhydrazine is severely compromised because of their inability to mount a successful life saving splenic erythroid response, a phenotype reproduced in β₁(Δ/Δ) reconstituted animals. The response of bone marrow to phenylhydrazine-induced stress was, unlike that of spleen, appropriate in terms of progenitor cell expansion and mobilization to peripheral blood although late differentiation defects qualitatively similar to those in spleen were present in bone marrow. In contrast to β₁-deficient mice, α₄(Δ/Δ) mice showed only a kinetic delay in recovery and similar to β₁(Δ/Δ), terminal maturation defects in both bone marrow and spleen, which were not present in VCAM-1(Δ/Δ) mice. Convergence of information from these comparative studies lends new insight to the distinct in vivo roles of α₄ and α₅ integrins in erythroid stress, suggesting that the presence of mainly α₅β₁ integrin in all hematopoietic progenitor cells interacting with splenic microenvironmental ligands/cells is instrumental for their survival and accumulation during hemolytic stress, whereas presence of α₄ or of both α₅ and α₄, is important for completion of terminal maturation steps.
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Ragu C, Elain G, Mylonas E, Ottolenghi C, Cagnard N, Daegelen D, Passegué E, Vainchenker W, Bernard OA, Penard-Lacronique V. The transcription factor Srf regulates hematopoietic stem cell adhesion. Blood 2010; 116:4464-73. [PMID: 20709909 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-11-251587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Adhesion properties of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in the bone marrow (BM) niches control their migration and affect their cell-cycle dynamics. The serum response factor (Srf) regulates growth factor-inducible genes and genes controlling cytoskeleton structures involved in cell spreading, adhesion, and migration. We identified a role for Srf in HSC adhesion and steady-state hematopoiesis. Conditional deletion of Srf in BM cells resulted in a 3-fold expansion of the long- and short-term HSCs and multipotent progenitors (MPPs), which occurs without long-term modification of cell-cycle dynamics. Early differentiation steps to myeloid and lymphoid lineages were normal, but Srf loss results in alterations in mature-cell production and severe thrombocytopenia. Srf-null BM cells also displayed compromised engraftment properties in transplantation assays. Gene expression analysis identified Srf target genes expressed in HSCs, including a network of genes associated with cell migration and adhesion. Srf-null stem cells and MPPs displayed impair expression of the integrin network and decreased adherence in vitro. In addition, Srf-null mice showed increase numbers of circulating stem and progenitor cells, which likely reflect their reduced retention in the BM. Altogether, our results demonstrate that Srf is an essential regulator of stem cells and MPP adhesion, and suggest that Srf acts mainly through cell-matrix interactions and integrin signaling.
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Imai Y, Shimaoka M, Kurokawa M. Essential roles of VLA-4 in the hematopoietic system. Int J Hematol 2010; 91:569-75. [PMID: 20352381 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-010-0555-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2010] [Revised: 03/05/2010] [Accepted: 03/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Integrins are one of the major families of adhesion molecules and make various kinds of biological effects by mediating cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. Among integrins, VLA-4 is expressed on many types of hematopoietic cells including stem/progenitor cells and it is considered as a critical regulator of adult hematopoiesis. Recent studies revealed that VLA-4 is not necessarily required for the development or maintenance of adult hematopoietic cells. On the other hand, it was proved that VLA-4 is essential for homeostasis of distribution of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) and mature lymphocytes in the body. The dynamic regulation of VLA-4 function is mediated by its conformational change, which is strictly linked to the interaction between alpha and beta cytoplasmic domains. The study using knockin mice showed that GFFKR sequence, a well-preserved motif in the alpha cytoplasmic domain of VLA-4, is critical for binding of alpha and beta cytoplasmic domains as well as regulation of hematopoietic cell distribution. Small molecules targeting this cytoplasmic interaction or ligand-VLA-4 interaction may become good candidates of new drugs for mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells. Several studies have suggested the impact of VLA-4 on chemotherapy sensitivity and prognosis in hematological malignancies, which awaits further investigations.
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- Yoichi Imai
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Stem cells participate in dynamic physiologic systems that dictate the outcome of developmental events and organismal stress, Since these cells are fundamental to tissue maintenance and repair, the signals they receive play a critical role in the integrity of the organism. Much work has focused on stem cell identification and the molecular pathways involved in their regulation. Yet, we understand little about how these pathways achieve physiologically responsive stem cell functions. This chapter will review the state of our understanding of stem cells in the context of their microenvironment regarding the relation between stem cell niche dysfunction, carcinogenesis and aging.
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Staron M, Yang Y, Liu B, Li J, Shen Y, Zúñiga-Pflücker JC, Aguila HL, Goldschneider I, Li Z. gp96, an endoplasmic reticulum master chaperone for integrins and Toll-like receptors, selectively regulates early T and B lymphopoiesis. Blood 2010; 115:2380-90. [PMID: 19965672 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-07-233031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Integrins contribute to lymphopoiesis, whereas Toll-like receptors (TLRs) facilitate the myeloid replenishment during inflammation. The combined role of TLRs and integrin on hematopoiesis remains unclear. gp96 (grp94, HSP90b1) is an endoplasmic reticulum master chaperone for multiple TLRs. We report herein that gp96 is also essential for expression of 14 hematopoietic system-specific integrins. Genetic deletion of gp96 thus enables us to determine the collective roles of gp96, integrins, and TLRs in hematopoiesis. We found that gp96-null hematopoietic stem cells could support long-term myelopoiesis. B- and T-cell development, however, was severely compromised with transitional block from pro-B to pre-B cells and the inability of thymocytes to develop beyond the CD4(-)CD8(-) stage. These defects were cell-intrinsic and could be recapitulated on bone marrow stromal cell culture. Furthermore, defective lymphopoiesis correlated strongly with failure of hematopoietic progenitors to form close contact with stromal cell niche and was not the result of the defect in the assembly of antigen receptor or interleukin-7 signaling. These findings define gp96 as the only known molecular chaperone to specifically regulate T- and B-cell development.
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Ellis SJ, Tanentzapf G. Integrin-mediated adhesion and stem-cell-niche interactions. Cell Tissue Res 2009; 339:121-30. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-009-0828-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2009] [Accepted: 06/17/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Coisne C, Mao W, Engelhardt B. Cutting edge: Natalizumab blocks adhesion but not initial contact of human T cells to the blood-brain barrier in vivo in an animal model of multiple sclerosis. J Immunol 2009; 182:5909-13. [PMID: 19414741 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0803418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The humanized anti-alpha(4) integrin Ab Natalizumab is an effective treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Natalizumab is thought to exert its therapeutic efficacy by blocking the alpha(4) integrin-mediated binding of circulating immune cells to the blood-brain barrier (BBB). As alpha(4) integrins control other immunological processes, natalizumab may, however, execute its beneficial effects elsewhere. By means of intravital microscopy we demonstrate that natalizumab specifically inhibits the firm adhesion but not the rolling or capture of human T cells on the inflamed BBB in mice with acute experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). The efficiency of natalizumab to block T cell adhesion to the inflamed BBB was found to be more effective in EAE than in acute systemic TNF-alpha-induced inflammation. Our data demonstrate that alpha(4) integrin-mediated adhesion of human T cells to the inflamed BBB during EAE is efficiently blocked by natalizumab and thus provide the first direct in vivo proof of concept of this therapy in multiple sclerosis.
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- Caroline Coisne
- Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Pereira JP, An J, Xu Y, Huang Y, Cyster JG. Cannabinoid receptor 2 mediates the retention of immature B cells in bone marrow sinusoids. Nat Immunol 2009; 10:403-11. [PMID: 19252491 DOI: 10.1038/ni.1710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2008] [Accepted: 01/26/2009] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Immature B cells developing in the bone marrow are found in the parenchyma and sinusoids. The mechanisms that control the positioning of B cells in the sinusoids are not understood. Here we show that the integrin alpha(4)beta(1) (VLA-4) and its ligand VCAM-1 were required, whereas the chemokine receptor CXCR4 was dispensable, for sinusoidal retention of B cells. Instead, cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2), a Galpha(i) protein-coupled receptor upregulated in immature B cells, was required for sinusoidal retention. Using two-photon microscopy, we found immature B cells entering and crawling in sinusoids; these immature B cells were displaced by CB2 antagonism. Moreover, CB2-deficient mice had a lower frequency of immunoglobulin lambda-chain-positive B cells in the peripheral blood and spleen. Our findings identify unique requirements for the retention of B cells in the bone marrow sinusoidal niche and suggest involvement of CB2 in the generation of the B cell repertoire.
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Bauer M, Brakebusch C, Coisne C, Sixt M, Wekerle H, Engelhardt B, Fässler R. Beta1 integrins differentially control extravasation of inflammatory cell subsets into the CNS during autoimmunity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:1920-5. [PMID: 19179279 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0808909106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Inhibiting the alpha(4) subunit of the integrin heterodimers alpha(4)beta(1) and alpha(4)beta(7) with the monoclonal antibody natalizumab is an effective treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the pharmacological action of natalizumab is not understood conclusively. Previous studies suggested that natalizumab inhibits activation, proliferation, or extravasation of inflammatory cells. To specify which mechanisms, cell types, and alpha(4) heterodimers are affected by the antibody treatment, we studied MS-like experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in mice lacking the beta(1)-integrin gene either in all hematopoietic cells or selectively in T lymphocytes. Our results show that T cells critically rely on beta(1) integrins to accumulate in the central nervous system (CNS) during EAE, whereas CNS infiltration of beta(1)-deficient myeloid cells remains unaffected, suggesting that T cells are the main target of anti-alpha(4)-antibody blockade. We demonstrate that beta(1)-integrin expression on encephalitogenic T cells is critical for EAE development, and we therefore exclude alpha(4)beta(7) as a target integrin of the antibody treatment. T cells lacking beta(1) integrin are unable to firmly adhere to CNS endothelium in vivo, whereas their priming and expansion remain unaffected. Collectively, these results suggest that the primary action of natalizumab is interference with T cell extravasation via inhibition of alpha(4)beta(1) integrins.
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Adult stem cells are maintained in specialized microenvironments called niches, which promote self-renewal and prevent differentiation. In this study, we show that follicle stem cells (FSCs) in the Drosophila melanogaster ovary rely on cues that are distinct from those of other ovarian stem cells to establish and maintain their unique niche. We demonstrate that integrins anchor FSCs to the basal lamina, enabling FSCs to maintain their characteristic morphology and position. Integrin-mediated FSC anchoring is also essential for proper development of differentiating prefollicle cells that arise from asymmetrical FSC divisions. Our results support a model in which FSCs contribute to the formation and maintenance of their own niche by producing the integrin ligand, laminin A (LanA). Together, LanA and integrins control FSC proliferation rates, a role that is separable from their function in FSC anchoring. Importantly, LanA-integrin function is not required to maintain other ovarian stem cell populations, demonstrating that distinct pathways regulate niche–stem cell communication within the same organ.
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- Alana M O'Reilly
- Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Banerjee ER, Latchman YE, Jiang Y, Priestley GV, Papayannopoulou T. Distinct changes in adult lymphopoiesis in Rag2-/- mice fully reconstituted by alpha4-deficient adult bone marrow cells. Exp Hematol 2008; 36:1004-13. [PMID: 18468770 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2008.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2008] [Revised: 03/06/2008] [Accepted: 03/07/2008] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE alpha4 Integrins are major players in lymphoid cell trafficking and immune responses. However, their importance in lymphoid reconstitution and function, studied by antibody blockade or in genetic models of chimeric animals with alpha4(KO) embryonic stem (ES) cells, competitive repopulation experiments with fetal liver(KO) cells, or in beta1/beta7 doubly-deficient mice has yielded disparate conclusions. MATERIALS AND METHODS To study the role of alpha4 integrin (alpha4beta1, alpha4beta7) during adult life, we transplanted lethally irradiated Rag2(-/-) mice with alpha4(Delta/Delta) or alpha4(f/f) adult bone marrow (BM) cells and evaluated recipients at several points after transplantation. RESULTS Lymphomyeloid repopulation (8 months later) was entirely donor-derived in all recipients, and novel insights regarding lymphoid reconstitution and function were revealed. Thymic repopulation was impaired in all alpha4(Delta/Delta) recipients, likely because of homing defects of BM-derived progenitors, although a role of alpha4 integrin in intrathymic expansion/maturation of T cells cannot be excluded; reconstitution of gut lymphoid tissue was also greatly diminished because of homing defects of alpha4(Delta/Delta) cells; impaired immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgE, but normal IgG responses were seen, suggesting compromised initial B-/T-cell interactions, whereas interferon-gamma production from ovalbumin-stimulated cells was increased, possibly reflecting a bias against Th2 stimulation. CONCLUSION These data complement previous observations by defending the role of alpha4 integrin in thymic and gut lymphoid tissue homing, and by strengthening evidence of attenuated B-cell responses in alpha4-deficient mice.
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- Ena R Banerjee
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7710, USA
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Lämmermann T, Bader BL, Monkley SJ, Worbs T, Wedlich-Söldner R, Hirsch K, Keller M, Förster R, Critchley DR, Fässler R, Sixt M. Rapid leukocyte migration by integrin-independent flowing and squeezing. Nature 2008; 453:51-5. [DOI: 10.1038/nature06887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1043] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2007] [Accepted: 03/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Metzler B, Haubner B, Conci E, Voelkl J, Jehle J, Bauer M, Wolf D, Pachinger O, Xu Q. Myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury in haematopoietic cell-restricted beta1 integrin knockout mice. Exp Physiol 2008; 93:825-33. [PMID: 18296493 DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2007.041590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Evidence indicates that the intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and its counter-receptor beta2 integrin are cardioprotective proteins during myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion, but no data are available concerning the role of blood cell beta1 integrins in this process. We studied the effects of temporary myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion in blood cell-restricted beta1 integrin knockout mice (beta1(-/-)). The left descending coronary artery in conditional beta1(-/-) integrin (beta1(-/-)), beta1 integrin +/+ (beta1(+/+)) and beta1 integrin -/- bone marrow chimeric (beta1(-/-) BM) mice was ligated for 30 min, followed by reperfusion of either 3 h or 3 weeks. Plasma levels of troponin T were evaluated as an index of cardiac cellular damage. The histological evaluation of tissue damage was performed with Haematoxylin and Eosin stained sections. Cell infiltrations in the ischaemic area were investigated by immunofluorescence studies. It was found that plasma troponin T was at a similar level in beta1(-/-), beta1(+/+) and beta1(-/-) BM mice treated with 30 min ischaemia and 3 h reperfusion. Histological analysis showed that ischaemia-reperfusion resulted in marked myocardial injury in all groups of animals, but the damage score of the hearts was not significantly different between beta1(-/-), beta1(+/+) and beta1(-/-) BM mice after 3 h of reperfusion following 30 min of ischaemia (2.8 +/- 0.5, 2.6 +/- 0.5 and 2.8 +/- 0.6, respectively, n.s.). Furthermore, no difference in scar sizes in ischaemia-injured hearts was found 3 weeks after ischaemia. Semi-quantification of cells demonstrated that, compared with beta1(+/+) mice, the number of infiltrating neutrophils was significantly reduced in beta1(-/-) and beta1(-/-) BM mice, whereas MAC-1(CD11b/CD18)-positive cells in the ischaemic regions were similar in myocardial tissues of all groups. We conclude that absence of beta1 integrin expression in haematopoietic cells results in reduced neutrophil infiltration in the ischaemic regions, but does not influence myocardial damage of ischaemic hearts.
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- Bernhard Metzler
- Department of Cardiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Stem cells are rare cells that are uniquely capable of both reproducing themselves (self-renewing) and generating the differentiated cell types that are needed to carry out specialized functions in the body. Stem cell behaviour, in particular the balance between self-renewal and differentiation, is ultimately controlled by the integration of intrinsic factors with extrinsic cues supplied by the surrounding microenvironment, known as the stem cell niche. The identification and characterization of niches within tissues has revealed an intriguing conservation of many components, although the mechanisms that regulate how niches are established, maintained and modified to support specific tissue stem cell functions are just beginning to be uncovered.
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- D Leanne Jones
- Laboratory of Genetics, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Qian H, Georges-Labouesse E, Nyström A, Domogatskaya A, Tryggvason K, Jacobsen SEW, Ekblom M. Distinct roles of integrins alpha6 and alpha4 in homing of fetal liver hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Blood 2007; 110:2399-407. [PMID: 17586725 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-10-051276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Homing of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) into the bone marrow (BM) is a prerequisite for establishment of hematopoiesis during development and following transplantation. However, the molecular interactions that control homing of HSCs, in particular, of fetal HSCs, are not well understood. Herein, we studied the role of the alpha6 and alpha4 integrin receptors for homing and engraftment of fetal liver (FL) HSCs and hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) to adult BM by using integrin alpha6 gene-deleted mice and function-blocking antibodies. Both integrins were ubiquitously expressed in FL Lin(-)Sca-1(+)Kit(+) (LSK) cells. Deletion of integrin alpha6 receptor or inhibition by a function-blocking antibody inhibited FL LSK cell adhesion to its extracellular ligands, laminins-411 and -511 in vitro, and significantly reduced homing of HPCs to BM. In contrast, the anti-integrin alpha6 antibody did not inhibit BM homing of HSCs. In agreement with this, integrin alpha6 gene-deleted FL HSCs did not display any homing or engraftment defect compared with wild-type littermates. In contrast, inhibition of integrin alpha4 receptor by a function-blocking antibody virtually abrogated homing of both FL HSCs and HPCs to BM, indicating distinct functions for integrin alpha6 and alpha4 receptors during homing of fetal HSCs and HPCs.
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- Hong Qian
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Laboratory, Lund Strategic Research Center for Stem Cell Biology and Cell Therapy, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Ulyanova T, Priestley GV, Nakamoto B, Jiang Y, Papayannopoulou T. VCAM-1 ablation in nonhematopoietic cells in MxCre+ VCAM-1f/f mice is variable and dictates their phenotype. Exp Hematol 2007; 35:565-71. [PMID: 17379066 PMCID: PMC1905849 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2007.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2006] [Revised: 01/08/2007] [Accepted: 01/16/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The goal of the present study was to assess the extent of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) gene deletion in hematopoietic vs nonhematopoietic cells in the bone marrow (BM) of MxCre(+)VCAM-1(f/f) mice and its impact on the phenotypic features of these mice. METHODS VCAM-1 ablation was evaluated at the genomic level by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), at the mRNA level by real-time PCR, and at the protein level by fluorescein-activated cell sorting and immunohistochemistry. The homing or mobilization of colony-forming unit cultures was assessed by standard assays. RESULTS A previously accepted interferon-induction scheme yielded efficient VCAM-1 ablation in hematopoietic cells but variable ablation in BM fibroblasts and endothelial cells. The level of ablation in the latter populations correlated with alterations in the hematopoietic phenotype. CONCLUSIONS Poly(I:C)-induced MxCre-mediated gene ablation is highly efficient in hematopoietic cells but variable and partial in nonhematopoietic cells in BM. Ablation of VCAM-1 in hematopoietic cells does not contribute to their mobilization, nor does it impair their homing. The latter is dependent on VCAM-1 ablation in nonhematopoietic cells of BM.
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- Tatiana Ulyanova
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Gottschling S, Saffrich R, Seckinger A, Krause U, Horsch K, Miesala K, Ho AD. Human mesenchymal stromal cells regulate initial self-renewing divisions of hematopoietic progenitor cells by a beta1-integrin-dependent mechanism. Stem Cells 2006; 25:798-806. [PMID: 17110618 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2006-0513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In previous reports, we have demonstrated that only direct cell-cell contact with stromal cells, such as the murine stromal cell line AFT024, was able to alter the cell division kinetics and self-renewing capacity of hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC). Because beta(1)-integrins were shown to be crucial for the interaction of HPC with the bone marrow microenvironment, we have studied the role of beta(1)-integrins in the regulation of self-renewing cell divisions. For this purpose, we used primary human mesenchymal stromal (MS) cells as in vitro surrogate niche and monitored the division history and subsequent functional fate of individually plated CD34(+)133(+) cells in the absence or presence of an anti-beta(1)-integrin blocking antibody by time-lapse microscopy and subsequent long-term culture-initiating cell (LTC-IC) assays. beta(1)-Integrin-mediated contact with MS cells significantly increased the proportion of asymmetrically dividing cells and led to a substantial increase of LTC-IC. Provided that beta(1)-integrin-mediated contact was available within the first 72 hours, human MS cells were able to recruit HPC into cell cycle and accelerate their division kinetics without loss of stem cell function. Activation of beta(1)-integrins by ligands alone (e.g., fibronectin and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1) was not sufficient to alter the cell division symmetry and promote self-renewal of HPC, thus indicating an indirect effect. These results have provided evidence that primary human MS cells are able to induce self-renewing divisions of HPC by a beta(1)-integrin-dependent mechanism.
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- Sandra Gottschling
- Department of Medicine V, Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Priestley GV, Ulyanova T, Papayannopoulou T. Sustained alterations in biodistribution of stem/progenitor cells in Tie2Cre+ alpha4(f/f) mice are hematopoietic cell autonomous. Blood 2006; 109:109-11. [PMID: 16931623 PMCID: PMC1785077 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-06-026427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have generated Tie2Cre+alpha4(f/f) mice with documented alpha4-integrin ablation in hematopoietic and endothelial cells. A prominent feature in this model is a sustained, significant increase in circulating progenitors at levels higher than the levels seen with Tie2Cre+VCAM-1(f/f) mice. To test whether phenotypic differences are due to contributions by ligands other than VCAM-1 in bone marrow, or to alpha4-deficient endothelial cells or pericytes, we carried out transplantation experiments using these mice as donors or as recipients. Changes in progenitor biodistribution after transplantation were seen only with alpha4-deficient donor cells, suggesting that these cells were necessary and sufficient to reproduce the phenotype with no discernible contribution by alpha4-deficient nonhematopoietic cells. Because several similarities are seen after transplantation between our results and those with CXCR4-/- donor cells, the data suggest that VLA4/VCAM-1 and CXCR4/CXCL12 pathways contribute to a nonredundant, ongoing signaling required for bone marrow retention of progenitor cells during homeostasis.
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- Gregory V. Priestley
- Department of Medicine/Division of Hematology, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Medicine/Division of Hematology, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Medicine/Division of Hematology, University of Washington, Seattle
- Correspondence: Thalia Papayannopoulou,
University of Washington, Division of Hematology, Box 357710, Seattle, WA 98195; e-mail:
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