长非编码RNA-UCA1影响红细胞增殖

造血是一个高度协调、精密调控的过程。在正常造血分化过程中, lncRNA不仅调控造血干/祖细胞自我更新、分化、凋亡等过程,还决定造血谱系分化命运。关于lncRNA在人的不同造血谱系分化中的功能以及作用机制的研究已比较深入,但其在红系分化过程中的功能和机制的研究很少,仍处于建立差异基因表达谱的阶段。现有的研究表明, lncRNA-UCA 1(urothelial cancer associated 1)作为原癌基因与多种癌症的发生、发展、转移、产生化疗耐药性等密切相关。该研究发现,在体外诱导脐带血来源的CD34+干/祖细胞向红细胞分化的过程中,采用慢病毒感染的方法敲降UCA 1的表达抑制了红细胞的增殖及活力,对RNA-seq数据进一步分析发现,降低UCA 1的表达会影响与细胞周期相关基因的表达。     

miR-24通过靶基因Sp1调控β-类珠蛋白表达

为了研究miR-24对于珠蛋白表达的调控作用,并明确其作用机制.首先采用定量PCR的方法确定miR-24在红系分化过程中的表达变化情况,以及miR-24过表达后珠蛋白的表达变化情况.进而通过报告基因实验以及Western blotting的方法确定miR-24的靶基因.通过表型回复实验证明miR-24是否通过靶基因调控珠蛋白的表达.结果发现在hemin诱导的K562细胞以及EPO诱导的造血干/祖细胞向红系分化过程中,miR-24表达上调,在K562细胞中过表达miR-24可以促进红系分化过程中ε-和γ-珠蛋白的表达上调,进一步的研究表明miR-24是通过靶基因Sp1来行使对珠蛋白的调控作用的.以上结果表明miR-24通过负调节其靶基因Sp1促进红系分化过程中珠蛋白的表达上调.     

遗传性红细胞增多症相关HIF2α基因点突变对人CD34+造血干祖细胞体外红系分化的影响

该文旨在研究与遗传性红细胞增多症相关的低氧诱导因子HIF2α基因点突变对人造血干祖细胞红系分化的影响。通过构建人HIF2α基因编码区、携带疾病相关的两个点突变体(M535V和G537R)以及文献中报道的HIF2α基因阳性对照突变(P531A)慢病毒表达载体,分别包装病毒并感染人脐血来源的CD34+造血干祖细胞,并进行常氧及5%低氧条件下的红系定向诱导分化培养。利用FACS流式分析比较红系分化进程特征分子CD71和CD235a的表达变化,结合荧光定量PCR检测HIF2α调控的红系分化相关的靶基因表达水平。结果显示,构建的HIF2α及突变体的慢病毒载体经病毒包装后感染K562细胞可在RNA和蛋白水平实现过表达;与对照组相比,感染表达HIF2α基因或其突变体病毒后的脐血CD34+HSPC在常氧及5%O_2条件下诱导红系分化培养的细胞CD71和CD235a的表达动态均无明显改变,但HIF调控的红系分化相关基因EPOR和VEGFA的表达水平有一定升高。综上,在体外红系分化培养体系中,慢病毒介导的HIF2α及突变体的过表达不直接影响造血干祖细胞的红系分化进程,提示疾病相关的HIF2α基因突变造成的红系分化异常增多的细胞内外调控机制需要更进一步的深入研究。     

KLF1和KLF9对K562细胞红系分化的协同调控作用

Krüppel样因子(Krüppel-like factors,KLFs)是锌指蛋白超家族的一个亚家族,参与细胞内的多种生理、病理过程,该家族成员在红细胞分化发育过程中发挥非常重要的作用,但是家族成员间对红系分化的协同调控作用还鲜有报道。本课题组前期研究发现,KIF家族成员KLF1和KLF9在已分化的红系细胞中的表达水平显著高于造血干细胞。为进一步探讨二者在红系分化中是否存在协同作用,本研究在K562细胞中分别过表达/敲低表达KLF1和KLF9,检测二者表达的相关性,发现KLF1和KLF9的基因表达呈现正相关,且二者共表达可以显著促进K562细胞红系分化,特异地增强β-珠蛋白的表达。通过对KLF1、KLF9单独和共同过表达、敲低表达的K562细胞转录组数据的分析发现二者可能通过PI3K-Akt和FoxO通路协同调控红系分化,FOS、TF、IL8是协同调控的候选靶基因。本研究结果为后续深入研究KLF1和KLF9协同调控红系分化的分子机制奠定了基础。     

红细胞生成及调节的研究进展

本文以小鼠模型为例,描述了红细胞在哺乳动物胚胎和成年期发育、分化的一般过程,重点介绍了原始红系造血、定向红系造血、稳态造血和应激造血的概念,同时归纳梳理了关于成红细胞岛和红细胞生成调控等方面的研究进展。     

红系造血微环境-成红细胞血岛

成红细胞血岛(erythroblastic islands)是红系祖细胞增殖、分化以及排核的微环境,是由不同分化阶段的红细胞围绕一个中心巨噬细胞组成的。成红细胞血岛在红细胞正常分化以及在多种疾病中,如贫血、炎症等,均起着重要的作用。因此,研究成红细胞血岛,对于阐明稳态及应激状态下红细胞发生的调控机理是非常必要的,而且,在体外构建红细胞分化的微环境具有潜在的应用价值,这需要对红系造血微环境的组成与调节有深入的认识。本文综述了该领域的研究进展。     

VentX促进人类造血干细胞向红系分化

GATA-2作为GATA家族成员,其通过与靶基因的GATA结合位点结合,在造血系统发育中起关键性的调节作用。VentX是非洲爪蟾蜍xvent基因同源的哺乳动物基因,最近研究发现,其参与了中胚层的分化定型及造血干细胞的维持,并且在细胞衰老、增殖、分化及炎症反应等的调节中发挥功能。为探索VentX基因与GATA-2的关系及其对造血干细胞红系分化的调节功能,首先在K562细胞株中进行了VentX启动子分析,发现GATA-2可以通过结合到VentX启动子区两个GATA结合位点来顺式调控Vent X;继而在人骨髓(造血)干细胞中的实验显示,过表达GATA-2或过表达VentX,均可抑制CD34~+细胞的增殖,促进CD34~+细胞向红系分化。以上实验结果为临床红细胞来源提供了有价值的研究线索。     

KLFs对珠蛋白基因表达和红系分化的调控作用

Krüppel样因子(Krüppel-like factors, KLFs)是一组与真核基因转录调控密切相关的锌指蛋白.KLFs高度保守的羧基末端含3个串联的Cys2His2型锌指结构,用于结合GC盒和CACCC盒等DNA序列. 红细胞中特异表达的珠蛋白基因和许多红系调控因子中都含有CACCC盒.已有研究发现,多个KLFs通过结合CACCC盒参与调控珠蛋白基因表达和红系分化,例如,KLF1通过结合β-珠蛋白启动子和位点控制区(locus control region, LCR),促进β-珠蛋白的表达、γ-向β-珠蛋白基因的转换和红系分化;KLF2、KLF11和KLF13分别促进ε-和γ-珠蛋白基因的表达;KLF4促进α-和γ-珠蛋白基因的表达;KLF3和KLF8则抑制ε-和γ-珠蛋白基因的表达. 本文综述了KLFs调控珠蛋白基因表达和红系分化的研究进展.     

DLK1基因在急性白血病细胞系中的表达及其意义

目的:研究急性白血病细胞系DLK1基因的表达水平在红系分化中的作用.方法:采用RT-PCR、Western bitting时白血病细胞系K562、HL-60进行DLK1水平的检测.培养K562细胞,用氯化高铁血红素(hemin)诱导其分化,观察DLK1在红系分化中的变化.结果:K562细胞DLK1mRNA、蛋白水平存在明显表达,HL-60细胞DLK1则不表达.通过RT-PCR检测了hemin诱导K562细胞向红系分化过程中各时间点DLK1mRNA的变化,显示随着K562向红系分化,DLK1mRNA的水平逐渐下降.结论:K562细胞表达DLK1,HL-60不表达DLK1.DLK1基因可能参与K562细胞向红系分化的过程,可能抑制其分化.     

简讯

Blood杂志发表健康所最新研究成果palladin是一个伴随着NB4细胞在全反式维甲酸诱导下分化过程而表达上调的基因。几年前由健康科学研究所王铸钢研究员领导的遗传工程实验室构建了palladin缺失的小鼠模型,发现palladin的缺失导致小鼠胚胎致死同时伴有脑部神经管和腹壁的闭合障碍。最近该研究组的最新研究表明palladin缺失的小鼠胚胎在死亡之前有严重的贫血表型。这种贫血主要表现在,来源于胚胎肝脏的终末红细胞数量明显减少而来自卵黄囊的原始红细胞数量没有变化。胚胎肝脏是胚胎终末红系造血的第一个器官。成红细胞的凋亡增加以及分化部分受阻可能是造成palladin缺失后胚胎肝脏终末红系造血障碍的原因。可是体外的克隆形成实验以及造血干细胞移植实验均表明palladin缺失并没有影响造血干细胞在体外的分化增殖能力,这也提示palladin缺失后终末红系造血障碍的原因在于造血微环境的破坏。胚胎肝脏的透射电镜观察以及体外的成红细胞岛形成实验均表明palladin缺失后成红细胞岛的形成受到破坏。进一步的体外成红细胞岛重建试验表明palladin缺失的巨噬细胞在粘附成红细胞形成成红细胞岛过程中存在自身的缺陷。这些试验结果表明palladin通过调控巨噬细胞对成红细胞的粘附而调节了对成红细胞分化发育至关重要的造血微环境。     

Increased carbonic anhydrase activity in Friend erythroleukemia cells during DMSO-stimulated erythroid differentiation and its inhibition by BrdU.

Carbonic anhydrase activity is increased in Friend erythroleukemia (FL) cells during the enhancement of erythroid differentiation in the presence of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) or butyric acid. Untreated FL cells show an increase in enzyme activity associated with logarithmic growth. The increase in the specific activity of carbonic anhydrase in the differentiating treated cells, however, appears to be due to at least two additional general mechanisms: (1) an induction of carbonic anhydrase paralleling the stimulation of hemoglobin synthesis and (2) the stability and/or retention of active carbonic anhydrase as compared to most of the other cell proteins. The stimulation of carbonic anhydrase activity in the treated cells is inhibited by 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU). This is the first demonstration of BrdU inhibition of a DMSO induced product not directly related to hemoglobin.     

Sexual differentiation of rat liver carbonic anhydrase III

Using radioimmunoassay, the concentration of carbonic anhydrase III in the livers of adult male rats was found to be approx. 30-times greater than that observed in mature females. Castration of male rats led to a marked reduction in liver carbonic anhydrase III concentrations which could be partially restored to control levels by testosterone replacement. Administration of testosterone to ovariectomised female rats induced about a 5-fold increase in liver carbonic anhydrase III concentration. Immunoprecipitation analysis of the products of liver mRNA translation in vitro with antiserum specific for carbonic anhydrase III showed that hormonal control of the levels of carbonic anhydrase III in liver is mediated by changes in the amount of translatable carbonic anhydrase III mRNA. Marked changes in liver carbonic anhydrase III concentrations were also observed in developing and ageing male rats.     

Sexual differentiation of rat liver carbonic anhydrase III

Using radioimmunoassay, the concentration of carbonic anhydrase III in the livers of adult male rats was found to be approx. 30-times greater than that observed in mature females. Castration of male rats led to a marked reduction in liver carbonic anhydrase III concentrations which could be partially restored to control levels by testosterone replacement. Administration of testosterone to ovariectomised female rats induced about a 5-fold increase in liver carbonic anhydrase III concentration. Immunoprecipitation analysis of the products of liver mRNA translation in vitro with antiserum specific for carbonic anhydrase III showed that hormonal control of the levels of carbonic anhydrase III in liver is mediated by changes in the amount of translatable carbonic anhydrase III mRNA. Marked changes in liver carbonic anhydrase III concentrations were also observed in developing and ageing male rats.     

Low bundle sheath carbonic anhydrase is apparently essential for effective c(4) pathway operation

Bundle sheath cells from leaves of a variety of C₄ species contained little or no carbonic anhydrase activity. The proportion of total leaf carbonic anhydrase in extracts of bundle sheath cells closely reflected the apparent mesophyll cell contamination of bundle sheath cell extracts as measured by the proportion of the mesophyll cell marker enzymes phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and pyruvate,Pi dikinase. Values of about 1% or less of the total leaf activity were obtained for all three enzymes. The recorded bundle sheath carbonic anhydrase activity was compared with a calculated upper limit of carbonic anhydrase activity that would still permit efficient functioning of the C₄ pathway; that is, a carbonic anhydrase level allowing a sufficiently high steady state [CO₂] to suppress photorespiration. Even before correcting for mesophyll cell contamination the activity in bundle sheath cell extracts was substantially less than the calculated upper limit of carbonic anhydrase activity consistent with effective C₄ function. The results accord with the notion that a deficiency of carbonic anhydrase in bundle sheath cells is vital for the efficient operation of the C₄ pathway.     

Biochemical and enzymic changes during erythrocyte differentiation. The significance of the final cell division.

1. The haemoglobin content of developing erythroblasts was shown to increase rapidly when the cells completed the final cell division of erythroid development and passed from the dividing into the non-dividing cell compartment. 2. The activity of carbonic anhydrase was measured and shown to increase continually throughout erythroid differentiation. The activity increased most rapidly in the polychromatic stage. 3. Catalase activity did not increase significantly during erythroid differentiation until the reticulocyte stage. 4. The activity of four enzymes, glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, adenosine deaminase and nucleoside phosphorylase, exhibited a similar pattern of change during erythroid differentiation. In the dividing cell compartment their activity was relatively high but exhibited a steep decline between the polychromatic stage and the orthochromatic stage, that is, as the cell completed its final cell division and moved from the dividing to the non-dividing compartment. After this the activity of these enzymes was stabilized at a relatively low value, and this activity persisted at such a value until the reticulocyte stage. 5. Lactate dehydrogenase activity also declined after the cell had crossed from the dividing into the non-dividing stage, but in this case the decline was less than in the case of the above four enzymes. 6. Adenylate kinase activity was relatively constant in the dividing cell compartment but exhibited a 60 percent increase when the cell passed from the dividing into the non-dividing compartment. 7. The cessation of cell division appears to coincide with a set of complex biochemical changes.     

Purification and properties of cyclostome carbonic anhydrase from erythrocytes of hagfish

1. Carbonic anhydrase (carbonate hydro-lyase, EC 4.2.1.1) has been purified from erythrocytes of hagfish (Myxine glutinosa). A single form with low specific CO2 hydration activity was isolated. The purified carbonic anhydrase appeared homogeneous judging from polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and gel filtration experiments. The protein has a molecular weight of about 29 000, corresponding to about 260 amino acid residues. This molecular weight is in accordance with other vertebrate carbonic anhydrases with the exception of the elasmobranch enzymes, which have Mr 36 000--39 000. 2. The molecular weight obtained for hagfish carbonic anhydrase indicates that a carbonic anhydrase with Mr approx. 29 000 is the ancestral type of the vertebrate enzyme rather than, as in sharks, a heavier carbonic anhydrase molecule. 3. The circular dichroism spectrum may indicate a somewhat different structural arrangement of aromatic amino acid residues in this enzyme than in the mammalian carbonic anhydrases. 4. The enzyme is strongly inhibited by acetazolamide and also to a lesser extent by monovalent anions. 5. Zn2+, which is essential for activity, appears, contrary to other characterized carbonic anhydrases, less strongly bound in the active site of the enzyme.     

Prokaryotic carbonic anhydrases

Carbonic anhydrases catalyze the reversible hydration of CO(2) [CO(2)+H(2)Oright harpoon over left harpoon HCO(3)(-)+H(+)]. Since the discovery of this zinc (Zn) metalloenzyme in erythrocytes over 65 years ago, carbonic anhydrase has not only been found in virtually all mammalian tissues but is also abundant in plants and green unicellular algae. The enzyme is important to many eukaryotic physiological processes such as respiration, CO(2) transport and photosynthesis. Although ubiquitous in highly evolved organisms from the Eukarya domain, the enzyme has received scant attention in prokaryotes from the Bacteria and Archaea domains and has been purified from only five species since it was first identified in Neisseria sicca in 1963. Recent work has shown that carbonic anhydrase is widespread in metabolically diverse species from both the Archaea and Bacteria domains indicating that the enzyme has a more extensive and fundamental role in prokaryotic biology than previously recognized. A remarkable feature of carbonic anhydrase is the existence of three distinct classes (designated alpha, beta and gamma) that have no significant sequence identity and were invented independently. Thus, the carbonic anhydrase classes are excellent examples of convergent evolution of catalytic function. Genes encoding enzymes from all three classes have been identified in the prokaryotes with the beta and gamma classes predominating. All of the mammalian isozymes (including the 10 human isozymes) belong to the alpha class; however, only nine alpha class carbonic anhydrase genes have thus far been found in the Bacteria domain and none in the Archaea domain. The beta class is comprised of enzymes from the chloroplasts of both monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants as well as enzymes from phylogenetically diverse species from the Archaea and Bacteria domains. The only gamma class carbonic anhydrase that has thus far been isolated and characterized is from the methanoarchaeon Methanosarcina thermophila. Interestingly, many prokaryotes contain carbonic anhydrase genes from more than one class; some even contain genes from all three known classes. In addition, some prokaryotes contain multiple genes encoding carbonic anhydrases from the same class. The presence of multiple carbonic anhydrase genes within a species underscores the importance of this enzyme in prokaryotic physiology; however, the role(s) of this enzyme is still largely unknown. Even though most of the information known about the function(s) of carbonic anhydrase primarily relates to its role in cyanobacterial CO(2) fixation, the prokaryotic enzyme has also been shown to function in cyanate degradation and the survival of intracellular pathogens within their host. Investigations into prokaryotic carbonic anhydrase have already led to the identification of a new class (gamma) and future research will undoubtedly reveal novel functions for carbonic anhydrase in prokaryotes.