Role of p38 and ERK MAP kinase in proliferation of erythroid progenitors in response to stimulation by soluble and membrane isoforms of stem cell factor.
Blood
; 100(4): 1287-93, 2002 Aug 15.
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ABSTRACT
Two alternatively spliced stem cell factor (SCF) transcripts encode protein products, which differ in the duration of membrane presentation. One form, soluble SCF (S-SCF) gets rapidly processed to yield predominantly secreted protein. The other form, membrane-associated SCF (MA-SCF) lacks the primary proteolytic cleavage site but is cleaved slowly from an alternate site, and thus represents a more stable membrane form of SCF. Mutants of SCF that lack the expression of MA-SCF (Steel-dickie) or possess a defect in its presentation (Steel(17H)) manifest deficiencies in erythroid cell development. In this study, we have compared the consequence(s) of activating Kit, the receptor for SCF by MA-SCF with S-SCF, and an obligate membrane-restricted (MR) form of SCF (MR-SCF) on erythroid cell survival, proliferation, cell cycle progression, and the activation of p38 and ERK MAP kinase pathways. Activation of Kit by MR-SCF was associated with a significantly lower incidence of apoptosis and cell death in erythroid cells compared to either other isoform. MR- or MA-SCF-induced stimulation of erythroid cells resulted in similar and significantly greater proliferation and cell cycle progression compared to soluble SCF. The increase in proliferation and cell cycle progression via MA- or MR-SCF stimulation correlated with sustained and enhanced activation of p38 and ERK MAP kinase pathways. In addition, MR- or MA-SCF-induced proliferation was more sensitive to the inhibitory effects of ERK inhibitor compared to S-SCF-induced proliferation. In contrast, soluble SCF-induced proliferation was more sensitive to the inhibitory effects of p38 inhibitor compared with MR- or MA-SCF. These results suggest that different isoforms of SCF may use different biochemical pathways in stimulation of survival and/or proliferation of erythroid cells.
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01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Précurseurs érythroïdes
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Division cellulaire
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Facteur de croissance des cellules souches
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Isoformes de protéines
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Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
Limites:
Animals
Langue:
En
Journal:
Blood
Année:
2002
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
États-Unis d'Amérique