α4β1 integrin and erythropoietin mediate temporally distinct steps in erythropoiesis: Integrins in red cell development

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Abstract

Erythropoietin (Epo) is essential for the terminal proliferation and differentiation of erythroid progenitor cells. Fibronectin is an important part of the erythroid niche, but its precise role in erythropoiesis is unknown. By culturing fetal liver erythroid progenitors, we show that fibronectin and Epo regulate erythroid proliferation in temporally distinct steps: an early Epo-dependent phase is followed by a fibronectin-dependent phase. In each phase, Epo and fibronectin promote expansion by preventing apoptosis partly through bcl-xL. We show that α4, α5, and β1 are the principal integrins expressed on erythroid progenitors; their down-regulation during erythropoiesis parallels the loss of cell adhesion to fibronectin. Culturing erythroid progenitors on recombinant fibronectin fragments revealed that only substrates that engage α4β1-integrin support normal proliferation. Collectively, these data suggest a two-phase model for growth factor and extracellular matrix regulation of erythropoiesis, with an early Epo-dependent, integrin-independent phase followed by an Epo-independent, α 4β1-integrin-dependent phase. © The Rockefeller University Press.

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Eshghi, S., Vogelezang, M. G., Hynes, R. O., Griffith, L. G., & Lodish, H. F. (2007). α4β1 integrin and erythropoietin mediate temporally distinct steps in erythropoiesis: Integrins in red cell development. Journal of Cell Biology, 177(5), 871–880. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200702080

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