RESUMO
Regulation of survival, expansion, and differentiation of erythroid progenitors requires the well-controlled activity of signaling pathways induced by erythropoietin (Epo) and stem cell factor (SCF). In addition to qualitative regulation of signaling pathways, quantitative control may be essential to control appropriate cell numbers in peripheral blood. We demonstrate that Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) is able to associate with the Epo receptor (EpoR) and Jak2, and is a substrate of Jak2. Deficiency of Btk results in reduced and delayed phosphorylation of the EpoR, Jak2, and downstream signaling molecules such as Stat5 and PLCgamma1 as well as in decreased responsiveness to Epo. As a result, expansion of erythroid progenitors lacking Btk is impaired at limiting concentrations of Epo and SCF. In addition, we show that SCF induces Btk to interact with TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-receptor 1 and that lack of Btk results in increased sensitivity to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Together, our results indicate that Btk is a novel, quantitative regulator of Epo/SCF-dependent expansion and survival in erythropoiesis.
Assuntos
Células Precursoras Eritroides/fisiologia , Eritropoetina/metabolismo , Proteínas Tirosina Quinases/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Fator de Células-Tronco/metabolismo , Tirosina Quinase da Agamaglobulinemia , Animais , Anticorpos Monoclonais , Western Blotting , Células COS , Linhagem Celular , Chlorocebus aethiops , Eritropoetina/fisiologia , Citometria de Fluxo , Hemoglobinas/metabolismo , Janus Quinase 2 , Plasmídeos/genética , Testes de Precipitina , Receptores da Eritropoetina/metabolismo , Receptores do Ligante Indutor de Apoptose Relacionado a TNF , Receptores do Fator de Necrose Tumoral/metabolismo , Fator de Células-Tronco/fisiologia , TransfecçãoRESUMO
The cooperation of stem cell factor (SCF) and erythropoietin (Epo) is required to induce renewal divisions in erythroid progenitors, whereas differentiation to mature erythrocytes requires the presence of Epo only. Epo and SCF activate common signaling pathways such as the activation of protein kinase B (PKB) and the subsequent phosphorylation and inactivation of Foxo3a. In contrast, only Epo activates Stat5. Both Foxo3a and Stat5 promote erythroid differentiation. To understand the interplay of SCF and Epo in maintaining the balance between renewal and differentiation during erythroid development, we investigated differential Foxo3a target regulation by Epo and SCF. Expression profiling revealed that a subset of Foxo3a targets was not inhibited but was activated by Epo. One of these genes was Cited2. Transcriptional control of Epo/Foxo3a-induced Cited2 was studied and compared with that of the Epo-repressed Foxo3a target Btg1. We show that in response to Epo, the allegedly growth-inhibitory factor Foxo3a associates with the allegedly growth-stimulatory factor Stat5 in the nucleus, which is required for Epo-induced Cited2 expression. In contrast, Btg1 expression is controlled by the cooperation of Foxo3a with cyclic AMP- and Jun kinase-dependent Creb family members. Thus, Foxo3a not only is an effector of PKB but also integrates distinct signals to regulate gene expression in erythropoiesis.
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Eritropoese/fisiologia , Eritropoetina/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/metabolismo , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Fator de Células-Tronco/metabolismo , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Diferenciação Celular/fisiologia , Células Cultivadas , Análise por Conglomerados , Proteína de Ligação ao Elemento de Resposta ao AMP Cíclico/genética , Proteína de Ligação ao Elemento de Resposta ao AMP Cíclico/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/metabolismo , Proteína Forkhead Box O3 , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/genética , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Camundongos , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genética , Proteínas de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Análise de Sequência com Séries de Oligonucleotídeos , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Proteínas Repressoras/genética , Proteínas Repressoras/metabolismo , Fator de Transcrição STAT5/genética , Fator de Transcrição STAT5/metabolismo , Alinhamento de Sequência , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Transativadores/genética , Transativadores/metabolismoRESUMO
Erythropoietin (EPO) is required for cell survival during differentiation and for progenitor expansion during stress erythropoiesis. Although signaling pathways may couple directly to docking sites on the EPO receptor (EpoR), additional docking molecules expand the signaling platform of the receptor. We studied the roles of the docking molecules Grb2-associated binder-1 (Gab1) and Gab2 in EPO-induced signal transduction and erythropoiesis. Inhibitors of phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase and Src kinases suppressed EPO-dependent phosphorylation of Gab2. In contrast, Gab1 activation depends on recruitment and phosphorylation by the tyrosine kinase receptor RON, with which it is constitutively associated. RON activation induces the phosphorylation of Gab1, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and protein kinase B (PKB) but not of signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (Stat5). RON activation was sufficient to replace EPO in progenitor expansion but not in differentiation. In conclusion, we elucidated a novel mechanism specifically involved in the expansion of erythroblasts involving RON as a downstream target of the EpoR.