scholarly journals In-Depth Proteomic Characterization of Lineage-Biased Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells in the Fetus and Adult

Blood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 3703-3703
Author(s):  
Maria Jassinskaja ◽  
Kristýna Pimková ◽  
Emil Johansson ◽  
Ewa Sitnicka Quinn ◽  
Jenny Hansson

The process of hematopoiesis is subject to extensive ontogenic remodeling that is accompanied by alterations in cellular fate both during normal development and upon malignant transformation. Although the functional differences between fetal and adult hematopoiesis are well established, the responsible molecular mechanisms have long remained largely unexplored at the proteomic level. We hypothesize that an intrinsically programmed proteomic switch in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) during ontogeny regulates the outcome of hematopoiesis both during normal development and upon leukemia initiation, and that the proteomic makeup of the leukemia-initiating cell has an instructive role in determining the outcome of the resulting cancer. In our latest work, we utilized quantitative mass spectrometry-based proteomics to characterize and compare the proteomic makeup of fetal and adult Lin- Sca-1+ cKit+ (LSK) HSPCs (Jassinskaja et al., 2017, Cell Reports), representing all of the earliest stem and progenitors in fetal and adult hematopoiesis. We identified differences in several important cellular processes not previously described to play a role in hematopoiesis, highlighting the need for applying proteomic-centric approaches in the field. In order to further increase our understanding of normal and malignant hematopoiesis during ontogeny, we are now continuing this work by focusing on more stringently defined populations of lineage-biased hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs). Here, we have utilized encapsulated methods for preparation of microscale samples in combination with state-of-the-art mass spectrometry to gain deep coverage of the proteome of 100,000 fetal (E14.5) and adult lymphoid-primed multipotent progenitors (LMPPs), common lymphoid progenitors (CLPs) and granulocyte-macrophage progenitors (GMPs). Our analysis resulted in the identification and quantification of 4189 proteins, with over 200 proteins per cell type displaying differential expression between the fetus and the adult. Importantly, the differentially expressed proteins were enriched for a broad variety of biological processes. Similar to our previous findings in HSPCs, for all three cell types, proteins higher expressed in the fetus showed a strong enrichment for cell cycle- and translation-related processes, whereas those higher expressed in the adult were enriched for processes related to immune response and redox homeostasis. Our preliminary analysis of hematopoietic cell subset signatures associated with the differentially expressed proteins suggests a stronger lymphoid bias in fetal compared to adult LMPPs as well as CLPs. Surprisingly, the proteomic signature of fetal GMPs suggests a retained megakaryocyte-erythroid potential, which is corroborated by a significantly higher expression of megakaryocyte progenitor marker CD41 on the fetal cells. Upon analyzing expression of transcription factors (TFs) in fetal and adult HPCs, we could confirm differential expression of TFs known to have ontogeny-specific roles in hematopoiesis (e.g. Arid3a and Etv6). Importantly, we also identified several differentially expressed TFs that could represent novel regulators of fetal- and adult-specific features of hematopoiesis, such as Irf8, Btf3, Mndal and Pura. Furthermore, the difference in expression of Irf8 observed here could indicate a previously unknown ontogenic switch in the balance between neutrophil and monocyte production from myeloid-competent progenitors. Lastly, our data shows strong indications of a differential sensitivity towards Rho kinase inhibition between the fetal and the adult HPCs. Collectively, our work represents a significant advancement in the understanding of the molecular programs that govern ontogenic differences in hematopoiesis and provides a solid foundation for future investigation of which factors are responsible for the difference in susceptibility and outcome of different leukemias in infants and in adults. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

2014 ◽  
Vol 194 (3) ◽  
pp. 940-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle L. Ratliff ◽  
Julie M. Ward ◽  
Joan T. Merrill ◽  
Judith A. James ◽  
Carol F. Webb

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing-Hua Zhang ◽  
Yue-Jia Shao ◽  
Zhen Hui ◽  
Su-Lei Wang ◽  
Chi Huang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Stroke has always been a major threat worldwide but is most severe in China, with 2.5 million new stroke cases each year and 7.5 million stroke survivors, placing a heavy burden on the social and national health care systems. Zhishi Rhubarb Soup (ZRS) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that has been used clinically for many years in China. To explore the potential mechanism of ZRS in the treatment of stroke, liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry (LC–MS) was performed. Methods In this study, a quantitative proteomic method with LC–MS was used to analyse the proteomic differences between MACO samples treated with ZRS and those without ZRS treatment. Results Liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry (LC–MS) analysis led to the identification of 35,006 peptides, with 5160.0 proteins identified and 4094.0 quantified. Significantly differentially expressed proteins were identified through data analysis, and the difference was found to be more than 1.2 times (P < 0.05). The Gene Ontology (GO) analysis provided a summary of the dysregulated protein expression in the biological process (BP), cell component (CC), and molecular function (MF) categories. Proteins related to brain repair, including BDNF, IL-10, IL-6, and TGF-β, were found to change significantly, partially demonstrating the effectiveness of ZRS to attenuate tissue injury. Conclusion In this study, LC–MS/MS was performed to assess the effects of ZRS on differentially expressed proteins in rats with cerebral infarction. These promising results could help to improve the understanding of the effects of drugs on stroke.


1988 ◽  
Vol 168 (6) ◽  
pp. 2337-2347 ◽  
Author(s):  
P J Voogt ◽  
E Goulmy ◽  
W F Veenhof ◽  
M Hamilton ◽  
W E Fibbe ◽  
...  

Previously, five CTL lines directed against minor histocompatibility (mH) antigens designated HA-1-5 have been established from peripheral blood of patients after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT), and have been characterized using population and family studies. All cell lines showed specific HLA class I-restricted lysis of PHA-stimulated peripheral blood target cells from donors positive for the particular mH antigens. After 4 h of incubation of the mH antigen HA-3-specific CTL line with bone marrow cells from HA-3+ donors, complete class I-restricted inhibition of colony growth of the hematopoietic progenitor cells was observed even at low E/T ratios, indicating that the HA-3 antigen is strongly expressed on hematopoietic stem cells. Therefore, this antigen may be a target structure in the immune-mediated rejection of the hematopoietic graft in case of incompatibility for this determinant between donor and recipient in allogeneic BMT. In contrast, incubation of bone marrow cells with the antigen-specific anti-HA-1, -2, -4, and -5 CTL lines did not result in growth inhibition of the hematopoietic progenitor cells tested. After a prolonged incubation time and using a very high E/T ratio, progenitor cells from HA-2+ or HA-5+ donors were killed to some extent by the anti-mH-specific CTL lines, although the growth inhibition observed was minor and variable. Our results show that mH antigens are differentially expressed on human hematopoietic progenitor cells. Therefore, only some of these antigens may be targets in immune-mediated rejection of the bone marrow graft.


Blood ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 104 (11) ◽  
pp. 1285-1285
Author(s):  
Jianhua Wang ◽  
Russell Taichman ◽  
Younghun Jung ◽  
Aaron Havens ◽  
Yanxi Sun ◽  
...  

Abstract Osteoblasts constitute part of the stromal cell support system in marrow for hematopoiesis, however little is known as to how they interact with hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). In vitro studies have demonstrated that the survival of HSCs in co-culture with osteoblasts requires intimate cell-to-cell contact. This suggests that the osteoblast-derived factor(s) that supports stem cell activities are either produced in very small quantities, are rapidly turned over, may be membrane-anchored and/or requires the engagement of cell-cell adhesion molecules yet to be determined. In the present report we found that survival of hematopoietic progenitor cells on osteoblasts is dependent upon the engagement of VLA-4 (α4β1) and VLA-5 (α5ß1) receptors using function blocking antibodies. Surprisingly, cell-to-cell contact is not absolutely required to support progenitor activity, but does not require receptor-ligand engagement of the VLA-4 and LFA-1 complexes, which can in part be replaced through the use of recombinant ligands (fibronectin, ICAM-1, VCAM-1). Moreover conditioned once these receptors were engaged, medium derived from HSCs grown on osteoblasts ligands supported significantly greater hematopoietic progenitors in vitro than did osteoblast-conditioned or HSC-conditioned medium alone. As an initial attempt to identify the activity we examined which genes are activated following the establishment of osteoblast-CD34+ cell co-cultures nine separate co-cultures were establsihed and the RNA was pooled and analyized on Affymetrix HG-U133A chips at 24 hours. Initially our analysis revealed that there were 259 genes that are up regulated at 24 hours, and 14 genes that are down regulated. Inspection revealed that 30 of these signals were repeated at least once suggesting that 206 genuine gene candidates were differentially expressed resulting from the co-culture. A significant proportion of the differentially expressed cDNAs represent intracellular signaling ligands 16.5% (n=34) and cell surface receptors 13.5% (n=28). Molecules associated with assembly of the extra cellular matrix or its degradation comprised 7.2% (n=15) of the differentially up regulated molecules. Molecules associated with intracellular signaling, novel sequences and intermediate metabolism comprised the majority of the remaining activities. Amoung the candidates of extra cellular signaling molecules, we noted that IL-6, LIF, MIP-1alpha and SDF-1 were identified in the microarray analysis. This observation was most gratifying as we had previously reported that IL-6, LIF and MIP-1α activities are critical components of an HSC-osteoblast microenvironment. Other notable cytokine messages for BMP-2, CCL7, FGF2b, GRO1α, GRO3, IGF1, IL1ß, IL-8, IL-11, LIF, PDGF-D and the receptors for CCL7 (CCR7). Elevations in mRNA for fibronectin, lysine hydroxylase-like proteins, laminin and Type I collagen suggest that the presence of hematopoietic cells also induces osteoblastic activities. While the identity of those molecules present in the co-cultured medium remain to be identified, the data suggests that hematopoietic cells cooperate with osteoblasts to assemble the various marrow microenvironments by directing the synthesis of osteoblast-derived cytokines to improve HSC survival.


Stem Cells ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 261-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dag Josefsen ◽  
June H. Myklebust ◽  
Jon Lømo ◽  
Mouldy Sioud ◽  
Heidi K. Blomhoff ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuting Yang ◽  
Yun Zhang ◽  
Changcheng Yang ◽  
Fang Fang ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Both the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 and low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) H9N2 viruses have been reported to cross species barriers to infect humans. H5N1 viruses can cause severe damage and are associated with a high mortality rate, but H9N2 viruses do not cause such outcomes. Our purpose was to use proteomics technology to study the differential expression of mitochondrial-related proteins related to H5N1 and H9N2 virus infections. Methods According to the determined viral infection titer, A549 cells were infected with 1 multiplicity of infection virus, and the mitochondria were extracted after 24 h of incubation. The protein from lysed mitochondria was analyzed by the BCA method to determine the protein concentration, as well as SDS-PAGE (preliminary analysis), two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, and mass spectrometry. Differential protein spots were selected, and Western blotting was performed to verify the proteomics results. The identified proteins were subjected to GO analysis for subcellular localization, KEGG analysis for functional classification and signaling pathways assessment, and STRING analysis for functional protein association network construction. Results In the 2-D gel electrophoresis analysis, 227 protein spots were detected in the H5N1-infected group, and 169 protein spots were detected in the H9N2-infected group. Protein spots were further subjected to mass spectrometry identification and removal of redundancy, and 32 differentially expressed proteins were identified. Compared with the H9N2 group, the H5N1-infected group had 16 upregulated mitochondrial proteins and 16 downregulated proteins. The differential expression of 70-kDa heat shock protein analogs, short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase, malate dehydrogenase, and ATP synthase was verified by Western blot, and the results were consistent with the proteomics findings. Functional analysis indicated that these differentially expressed proteins were primarily involved in apoptosis and metabolism. Conclusions Compared with their expression in the H9N2 group, the differential expression of eight mitochondrial proteins in the H5N1 group led to host T cell activation, antigen presentation, stress response, ATP synthesis and cell apoptosis reduction, leading to higher pathogenicity of H5N1 than H9N2.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuting Yang ◽  
Yun Zhang ◽  
Changcheng Yang ◽  
Fang Fang ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Both the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 and low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) H9N2 viruses have been reported to cross species barriers to infect humans. H5N1 viruses can cause severe damage and a high mortality rate, but H9N2 viruses cannot. Our purpose was to use proteomics technology to study the differential expression of mitochondrial-related proteins caused by H5N1 and H9N2 virus infections. Methods: According to the determined viral infection titer, A549 cells were infected with 1 MOI (multiplicity of infection) virus, and the mitochondria were extracted after 24 h of incubation. The protein from lysed mitochondria was analyzed by the BCA method to determine the protein concentration, SDS-PAGE preliminary analysis, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, and mass spectrometry. Differential protein spots were selected,, and Western blotting was performed to verify the proteomics results. The identified proteins were subjected to GO analysis for subcellular localization, KEGG analysis for functional classification and signaling pathways assessment, STRING analysis for functional protein association network construction. Results: In the 2-D gel electrophoresis analysis, 227 protein spots were detected in the H5N1-infected group, and 169 protein spots were detected in the H9N2-infected group. Protein spots further mass spectrometry identification and removal of redundancy, 32 differentially expressed proteins were identified. Compared with the H9N2 group, the H5N1-infected group had 16 upregulated mitochondrial proteins and 16 downregulated proteins. The differential expression of 70-kDa heat shock protein analogs, short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase, malate dehydrogenase, and ATP synthase was verified by Western blot, and the results were consistent with the proteomics findings. Functional analysis indicated that these differentially expressed proteins were involved mainly in apoptosis and metabolism. Conclusions: Compared with their expression in the H9N2 group, the differential expression of eight mitochondrial proteins in H5N1 group led to host T cell activation, antigen presentation, stress response, ATP synthesis and cell apoptosis reduction, leading to higher pathogenicity of H5N1 than H9N2.


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