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Bandekar M, Panda D. Microtubule depolymerization induces ferroptosis in neuroblastoma cells. IUBMB Life 2024. [PMID: 39038059 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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Estramustine (EM), a clinically successful hormone-refractory anti-prostate cancer drug, exhibited potent anti-proliferative activity, depolymerized microtubules, blocked cells at mitosis, and induced cell death in different cancer cells. Altered iron metabolism is a feature of cancer cells. Using EM, we examined the plausible relationship between microtubule depolymerization and induction of ferroptosis in human neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y and IMR-32) cells. EM reduced glutathione (GSH) levels and induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. The pre-treatment of neuroblastoma cells with ROS scavengers (N-acetyl cysteine and dithiothreitol) reduced the anti-proliferative effects of EM. EM treatment increased labile iron pool (LIP), depleted glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) levels, and lipid peroxidation, hallmark features of ferroptosis, highlighting ferroptosis induction. Ferroptosis inhibitors (deferoxamine mesylate and liproxstatin-1) abrogated the cytotoxic effects of EM, further confirming ferroptosis induction. Vinblastine and nocodazole also increased LIP and induced lipid peroxidation in neuroblastoma cells. This study provides evidence for the coupling of microtubule integrity to ferroptosis. The results also suggest that microtubule-depolymerizing agents may be considered for developing pro-ferroptosis chemotherapeutics.
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- Mayuri Bandekar
- Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali, India
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Iron control of erythroid microtubule cytoskeleton as a potential target in treatment of iron-restricted anemia. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1645. [PMID: 33712594 PMCID: PMC7955080 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21938-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Anemias of chronic disease and inflammation (ACDI) result from restricted iron delivery to erythroid progenitors. The current studies reveal an organellar response in erythroid iron restriction consisting of disassembly of the microtubule cytoskeleton and associated Golgi disruption. Isocitrate supplementation, known to abrogate the erythroid iron restriction response, induces reassembly of microtubules and Golgi in iron deprived progenitors. Ferritin, based on proteomic profiles, regulation by iron and isocitrate, and putative interaction with microtubules, is assessed as a candidate mediator. Knockdown of ferritin heavy chain (FTH1) in iron replete progenitors induces microtubule collapse and erythropoietic blockade; conversely, enforced ferritin expression rescues erythroid differentiation under conditions of iron restriction. Fumarate, a known ferritin inducer, synergizes with isocitrate in reversing molecular and cellular defects of iron restriction and in oral remediation of murine anemia. These findings identify a cytoskeletal component of erythroid iron restriction and demonstrate potential for its therapeutic targeting in ACDI. Debilitating anemias in chronic diseases can result from deficient iron delivery to red cell precursors. Here, the authors show how this deficiency damages the cytoskeletal framework of progenitor cells and identify a targeted strategy for cytoskeletal repair, leading to anemia correction.
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Muhoberac BB, Vidal R. Iron, Ferritin, Hereditary Ferritinopathy, and Neurodegeneration. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:1195. [PMID: 31920471 PMCID: PMC6917665 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.01195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Cellular growth, function, and protection require proper iron management, and ferritin plays a crucial role as the major iron sequestration and storage protein. Ferritin is a 24 subunit spherical shell protein composed of both light (FTL) and heavy chain (FTH1) subunits, possessing complimentary iron-handling functions and forming three-fold and four-fold pores. Iron uptake through the three-fold pores is well-defined, but the unloading process somewhat less and generally focuses on lysosomal ferritin degradation although it may have an additional, energetically efficient pore mechanism. Hereditary Ferritinopathy (HF) or neuroferritinopathy is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease caused by mutations in the FTL C-terminal sequence, which in turn cause disorder and unraveling at the four-fold pores allowing iron leakage and enhanced formation of toxic, improperly coordinated iron (ICI). Histopathologically, HF is characterized by iron deposition and formation of ferritin inclusion bodies (IBs) as the cells overexpress ferritin in an attempt to address iron accumulation while lacking the ability to clear ferritin and its aggregates. Overexpression and IB formation tax cells materially and energetically, i.e., their synthesis and disposal systems, and may hinder cellular transport and other spatially dependent functions. ICI causes cellular damage to proteins and lipids through reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation because of high levels of brain oxygen, reductants and metabolism, taxing cellular repair. Iron can cause protein aggregation both indirectly by ROS-induced protein modification and destabilization, and directly as with mutant ferritin through C-terminal bridging. Iron release and ferritin degradation are also linked to cellular misfunction through ferritinophagy, which can release sufficient iron to initiate the unique programmed cell death process ferroptosis causing ROS formation and lipid peroxidation. But IB buildup suggests suppressed ferritinophagy, with elevated iron from four-fold pore leakage together with ROS damage and stress leading to a long-term ferroptotic-like state in HF. Several of these processes have parallels in cell line and mouse models. This review addresses the roles of ferritin structure and function within the above-mentioned framework, as they relate to HF and associated disorders characterized by abnormal iron accumulation, protein aggregation, oxidative damage, and the resulting contributions to cumulative cellular stress and death.
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- Barry B. Muhoberac
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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Brain iron is tightly regulated by a multitude of proteins to ensure homeostasis. Iron dyshomeostasis has become a molecular signature associated with aging which is accompanied by progressive decline in cognitive processes. A common theme in neurodegenerative diseases where age is the major risk factor, iron dyshomeostasis coincides with neuroinflammation, abnormal protein aggregation, neurodegeneration, and neurobehavioral deficits. There is a great need to determine the mechanisms governing perturbations in iron metabolism, in particular to distinguish between physiological and pathological aging to generate fruitful therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases. The aim of the present review is to focus on the age-related alterations in brain iron metabolism from a cellular and molecular biology perspective, alongside genetics, and neuroimaging aspects in man and rodent models, with respect to normal aging and neurodegeneration. In particular, the relationship between iron dyshomeostasis and neuroinflammation will be evaluated, as well as the effects of systemic iron overload on the brain. Based on the evidence discussed here, we suggest a synergistic use of iron-chelators and anti-inflammatories as putative anti-brain aging therapies to counteract pathological aging in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Azhaar Ashraf
- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Neuroimaging, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Neuroimaging, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Guo H, Zheng H, Wu J, Ma HP, Yu J, Yiliyaer M. The key role of microtubules in hypoxia preconditioning-induced nuclear translocation of HIF-1α in rat cardiomyocytes. PeerJ 2017; 5:e3662. [PMID: 28828258 PMCID: PMC5560226 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 is involved in the regulation of hypoxic preconditioning in cardiomyocytes. Under hypoxic conditions, HIF-1α accumulates and is translocated to the nucleus, where it forms an active complex with HIF-1β and activates transcription of approximately 60 kinds of hypoxia-adaptive genes. Microtubules are hollow tubular structures in the cell that maintain cellular morphology and that transport substances. This study attempted to clarify the role of microtubule structure in the endonuclear aggregation of HIF-1α following hypoxic preconditioning of cardiomyocytes. Methods Primary rat cardiomyocytes were isolated and cultured. The cardiomyocyte culture system was used to establish a hypoxia model and a hypoxic preconditioning model. Interventions were performed on primary cardiomyocytes using a microtubule-depolymerizing agent and different concentrations of a microtubule stabilizer. The microtubule structure and the degree of HIF-1α nuclear aggregation were observed by confocal laser scanning microscopy. The expression of HIF-1α in the cytoplasm and nucleus was detected using Western blotting. Cardiomyocyte energy content, reflected by adenosine triphosphate/adenosine diphosphate (ATP/ADP), and key glycolytic enzymes were monitored by colorimetry and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was also used to comprehensively assess whether microtubule stabilization can enhance the myocardial protective effect of hypoxic preconditioning. Results During prolonged hypoxia, it was found that the destruction of the microtubule network structure of cardiomyocytes was gradually aggravated. After this preconditioning, an abundance of HIF-1α was clustered in the nucleus. When the microtubules were depolymerized and hypoxia pretreatment was performed, HIF-1α clustering occurred around the nucleus, and HIF-1α nuclear expression was low. The levels of key glycolytic enzymes were significantly higher in the microtubule stabilizer group than in the hypoxia group. Additionally, the levels of lactate dehydrogenase and ROS were significantly lower in the microtubule stabilizer group than in the hypoxia group. Conclusion The microtubules of cardiomyocytes may be involved in the process of HIF-1α endonuclear aggregation, helping to enhance the anti-hypoxic ability of cardiomyocytes.
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- Hai Guo
- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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Lu D, Chen EYT, Lee P, Wang YC, Ching W, Markey C, Gulstrom C, Chen LC, Nguyen T, Chin WC. Accelerated neuronal differentiation toward motor neuron lineage from human embryonic stem cell line (H9). Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2014; 21:242-52. [PMID: 25036750 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2013.0725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Motor neurons loss plays a pivotal role in the pathoetiology of various debilitating diseases such as, but not limited to, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, primary lateral sclerosis, progressive muscular atrophy, progressive bulbar palsy, pseudobulbar palsy, and spinal muscular atrophy. However, advancement in motor neuron replacement therapy has been significantly constrained by the difficulties in large-scale production at a cost-effective manner. Current methods to derive motor neuron heavily rely on biochemical stimulation, chemical biological screening, and complex physical cues. These existing methods are seriously challenged by extensive time requirements and poor yields. An innovative approach that overcomes prior hurdles and enhances the rate of successful motor neuron transplantation in patients is of critical demand. Iron, a trace element, is indispensable for the normal development and function of the central nervous system. Whether ferric ions promote neuronal differentiation and subsequently promote motor neuron lineage has never been considered. Here, we demonstrate that elevated iron concentration can drastically accelerate the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) toward motor neuron lineage potentially via a transferrin mediated pathway. HB9 expression in 500 nM iron-treated hESCs is approximately twofold higher than the control. Moreover, iron treatment generated more matured and functional motor neuron-like cells that are ∼1.5 times more sensitive to depolarization when compared to the control. Our methodology renders an expedited approach to harvest motor neuron-like cells for disease, traumatic injury regeneration, and drug screening.
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- David Lu
- 1 Bioengineering Program, School of Engineering, University of California , Merced, California
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Reynoso-Ducoing O, Valverde-Islas L, Paredes-Salomon C, Pérez-Reyes A, Landa A, Robert L, Mendoza G, Ambrosio JR. Analysis of the expression of cytoskeletal proteins of Taenia crassiceps ORF strain cysticerci (Cestoda). Parasitol Res 2014; 113:1955-69. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-014-3846-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 02/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Linder MC. Mobilization of stored iron in mammals: a review. Nutrients 2013; 5:4022-50. [PMID: 24152745 PMCID: PMC3820057 DOI: 10.3390/nu5104022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Revised: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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From the nutritional standpoint, several aspects of the biochemistry and physiology of iron are unique. In stark contrast to most other elements, most of the iron in mammals is in the blood attached to red blood cell hemoglobin and transporting oxygen to cells for oxidative phosphorylation and other purposes. Controlled and uncontrolled blood loss thus has a major impact on iron availability. Also, in contrast to most other nutrients, iron is poorly absorbed and poorly excreted. Moreover, amounts absorbed (~1 mg/day in adults) are much less than the total iron (~20 mg/day) cycling into and out of hemoglobin, involving bone marrow erythropoiesis and reticuloendothelial cell degradation of aged red cells. In the face of uncertainties in iron bioavailability, the mammalian organism has evolved a complex system to retain and store iron not immediately in use, and to make that iron available when and where it is needed. Iron is stored innocuously in the large hollow protein, ferritin, particularly in cells of the liver, spleen and bone marrow. Our current understanding of the molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms by which this stored iron in ferritin is mobilized and distributed-within the cell or to other organs-is the subject of this review.
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- Maria C Linder
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834-6866, USA.
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He S, Peng K, Hong Y, Wang J, Sheng J, Gu Q. Molecular properties and immune defense of two ferritin subunits from freshwater pearl mussel, Hyriopsis schlegelii. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 34:865-874. [PMID: 23339972 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2012] [Revised: 12/15/2012] [Accepted: 12/23/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Ferritin is a conserved iron-binding protein involved in cellular iron metabolism and host defense. In the present study, two distinct cDNAs for ferritins in the freshwater pearl mussel Hyriopsis schlegelii were identified (designated as HsFer-1 and HsFer-2) by SMART RACE approach and expressed sequence tag (EST) analysis. The full-length cDNAs of HsFer-1 and HsFer-2 were of 760 and 877 bp, respectively. Both of the two cDNAs contained an open reading frame (ORF) of 522 bp encoding for 174 amino acid residues. Sequence characterization and homology alignment indicated that HsFer-1 and HsFer-2 had higher similarity to H-type subunit of vertebrate ferritins than L-type subunit. Analysis of the HsFer-1 and HsFer-2 untranslated regions (UTR) showed that both of them had an iron response element (IRE) in the 5'-UTR, which was considered to be the binding site for iron regulatory protein (IRP). Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays were employed to examine the mRNA expression profiles. Under normal physiological conditions, the expression level of both HsFer-1 and HsFer-2 mRNA were the highest in hepatopancreas, moderate in gonad, axe foot, intestine, kidney, heart, gill, adductor muscle and mantle, the lowest in hemocytes. After stimulation with bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila, HsFer-1 mRNA experienced a different degree of increase in the tissues of hepatopancreas, gonad and hemocytes, the peak level was 2.47-fold, 9.59-fold and 1.37-fold, respectively. Comparatively, HsFer-2 showed up-regulation in gonad but down-regulation in hepatopancreas and hemocytes. Varying expression patterns indicate that two types of ferritins in H. schlegelii might play different roles in response to bacterial challenge. Further bacteriostatic analysis showed that both the purified recombinant ferritins inhibited the growth of A. hydrophila to a certain degree. Collectively, our results suggest that HsFer-1 and HsFer-2 are likely to be functional proteins involved in immune defense against bacterial infection.
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- Shuhao He
- School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Nanchang University, No. 999 Xuefu Road, Hong Gu Tan New District, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330031, China
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Stander BA, Joubert F, Tu C, Sippel KH, McKenna R, Joubert AM. Signaling pathways of ESE-16, an antimitotic and anticarbonic anhydrase estradiol analog, in breast cancer cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e53853. [PMID: 23382857 PMCID: PMC3561402 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2012] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to characterize the in vitro action of 2-ethyl-3-O-sulphamoyl-estra-1,3,5(10)16-tetraene (ESE-16) on non-tumorigenic MCF-12A, tumorigenic MCF-7 and metastatic MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. ESE-16 is able to inhibit the activity of a carbonic anhydrase II and a mimic of carbonic anhydrase IX in the nanomolar range. Gene and protein expression studies using various techniques including gene and antibody microarrays and various flow cytometry assays yielded valuable information about the mechanism of action of ESE-16. The JNK pathway was identified as an important pathway mediating the effects of ESE-16 while the p38 stress-induced pathway is more important in MDA-MB-231 cells exposed to ESE-16. Lysosomal rupture and iron metabolism was identified as important mediators of mitochondrial membrane depolarization. Abrogation of Bcl-2 phosphorylation status as a result of ESE-16 also plays a role in inducing mitochondrial membrane depolarization. The study provides a basis for future research projects to develop the newly synthesized compound into a clinically usable anticancer agent either alone or in combination with other agents. Keywords: Antimitotic, anticarbonic anhydrase IX, apoptosis, autophagy, cell cycle arrest, Bcl-2, JNK, p38, mitochondrial membrane depolarization, flow cytometry, gene expression and protein microarray, anticancer.
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- Barend Andre Stander
- Department of Physiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
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Murine macrophages response to iron. J Proteomics 2012; 76 Spec No.:10-27. [PMID: 22835775 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2012.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2012] [Revised: 06/20/2012] [Accepted: 07/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Macrophages play a critical role at the crossroad between iron metabolism and immunity, being able to store and recycle iron derived from the phagocytosis of senescent erythrocytes. The way by which macrophages manage non-heme iron at physiological concentration is still not fully understood. We investigated protein changes in mouse bone marrow macrophages incubated with ferric ammonium citrate (FAC 10 μM iron). Differentially expressed spots were identified by nano RP-HPLC-ESI-MS/MS. Transcriptomic, metabolomics and western immunoblotting analyses complemented the proteomic approach. Pattern analysis was also used for identifying networks of proteins involved in iron homeostasis. FAC treatment resulted in higher abundance of several proteins including ferritins, cytoskeleton related proteins, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) at the membrane level, vimentin, arginase, galectin-3 and macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). Interestingly, GAPDH has been recently proposed to act as an alternative transferrin receptor for iron acquisition through internalization of the GAPDH-transferrin complex into the early endosomes. FAC treatment also induced the up-regulation of oxidative stress-related proteins (PRDX), which was further confirmed at the metabolic level (increase in GSSG, 8-isoprostane and pentose phosphate pathway intermediates) through mass spectrometry-based targeted metabolomics approaches. This study represents an example of the potential usefulness of "integarated omics" in the field of iron biology, especially for the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms controlling iron homeostasis in normal and disease conditions. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Integrated omics.
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Graham JF, Kurian D, Agarwal S, Toovey L, Hunt L, Kirby L, Pinheiro TJT, Banner SJ, Gill AC. Na+/K+-ATPase is present in scrapie-associated fibrils, modulates PrP misfolding in vitro and links PrP function and dysfunction. PLoS One 2011; 6:e26813. [PMID: 22073199 PMCID: PMC3206849 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 10/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are characterised by widespread deposition of fibrillar and/or plaque-like forms of the prion protein. These aggregated forms are produced by misfolding of the normal prion protein, PrPC, to the disease-associated form, PrPSc, through mechanisms that remain elusive but which require either direct or indirect interaction between PrPC and PrPSc isoforms. A wealth of evidence implicates other non-PrP molecules as active participants in the misfolding process, to catalyse and direct the conformational conversion of PrPC or to provide a scaffold ensuring correct alignment of PrPC and PrPSc during conversion. Such molecules may be specific to different scrapie strains to facilitate differential prion protein misfolding. Since molecular cofactors may become integrated into the growing protein fibril during prion conversion, we have investigated the proteins contained in prion disease-specific deposits by shotgun proteomics of scrapie-associated fibrils (SAF) from mice infected with 3 different strains of mouse-passaged scrapie. Concomitant use of negative control preparations allowed us to identify and discount proteins that are enriched non-specifically by the SAF isolation protocol. We found several proteins that co-purified specifically with SAF from infected brains but none of these were reproducibly and demonstrably specific for particular scrapie strains. The α-chain of Na+/K+-ATPase was common to SAF from all 3 strains and we tested the ability of this protein to modulate in vitro misfolding of recombinant PrP. Na+/K+-ATPase enhanced the efficiency of disease-specific conversion of recombinant PrP suggesting that it may act as a molecular cofactor. Consistent with previous results, the same protein inhibited fibrillisation kinetics of recombinant PrP. Since functional interactions between PrPC and Na+/K+-ATPase have previously been reported in astrocytes, our data highlight this molecule as a key link between PrP function, dysfunction and misfolding.
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- James F. Graham
- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, Neuropathogenesis Division, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, Neuropathogenesis Division, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, Neuropathogenesis Division, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, Neuropathogenesis Division, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, Neuropathogenesis Division, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, Neuropathogenesis Division, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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A possible role for secreted ferritin in tissue iron distribution. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2011; 118:337-47. [PMID: 21298454 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-011-0582-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2010] [Accepted: 01/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Ferritin is known as a well-conserved iron detoxification and storage protein that is found in the cytosol of many prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. In insects and worms, ferritin has evolved into a classically secreted protein that transports iron systemically. Mammalian ferritins are found intracellularly in the cytosol, as well as in the nucleus, the endo-lysosomal compartment and the mitochondria. Extracellular ferritin is found in fluids such as serum and synovial and cerebrospinal fluids. We recently characterized the biophysical properties, secretion mechanism and cellular origin of mouse serum ferritin, which is actively secreted by a non-classical pathway involving lysosomal processing. Here, we review the data to support a hypothesis that intracellular and extracellular ferritin may play a role in intra- and intercellular redistribution of iron.
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Bleackley MR, Young BP, Loewen CJR, MacGillivray RTA. High density array screening to identify the genetic requirements for transition metal tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Metallomics 2011; 3:195-205. [PMID: 21212869 DOI: 10.1039/c0mt00035c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Biological systems have developed with a strong dependence on transition metals for accomplishing a number of biochemical reactions. Iron, copper, manganese and zinc are essential for virtually all forms of life with their unique chemistries contributing to a variety of physiological processes including oxygen transport, generation of cellular energy and protein structure and function. Properties of these metals (and to a lesser extent nickel and cobalt) that make them so essential to life also make them extremely cytotoxic in many cases through the formation of damaging oxygen radicals via Fenton chemistry. While life has evolved to exploit the chemistries of transition metals to drive physiological reactions, systems have concomitantly evolved to protect against the damaging effects of these same metals. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a valuable tool for studying metal homeostasis with many of the genes identified thus far having homologs in higher eukaryotes including humans. Using high density arrays, we have screened a haploid S. cerevisiae deletion set containing 4786 non-essential gene deletions for strains sensitive to each of Fe, Cu, Mn, Ni, Zn and Co and then integrated the six screens using cluster analysis to identify pathways that are unique to individual metals and others with function shared between metals. Genes with no previous implication in metal homeostasis were found to contribute to sensitivity to each metal. Significant overlap was observed between the strains that were sensitive to Mn, Ni, Zn and Co with many of these strains lacking genes for the high affinity Fe transport pathway and genes involved in vacuolar transport and acidification. The results from six genome-wide metal tolerance screens show that there is some commonality between the cellular defenses against the toxicity of Mn, Ni, Zn and Co with Fe and Cu requiring different systems. Additionally, potential new factors been identified that function in tolerance to each of the six metals.
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- Mark R Bleackley
- Centre for Blood Research, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Shioji K, Oyama Y, Okuma K, Nakagawa H. Synthesis and properties of fluorescence probe for detection of peroxides in mitochondria. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010; 20:3911-5. [PMID: 20605449 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2009] [Revised: 04/25/2010] [Accepted: 05/08/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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In this study, a new type of fluorescence probe, diphenylpyrenylphosphine-conjugated alkyltriphenylphosphonium iodide which was accumulated in mitochondria, has been synthesized. This probe was detected peroxide in living cell. Comparison of the reactivity toward several peroxide indicated that the probe was existed in mitochondrial membrane. Using this probe, generation of peroxide in mitochondria of living cell was successfully visualized.
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- Kosei Shioji
- Department of Chemistry, Fukuoka University, Jonan-Ku, Japan.
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Teng M, Dang YM, Zhang JP, Zhang Q, Fang YD, Ren J, Huang YS. Microtubular stability affects cardiomyocyte glycolysis by HIF-1alpha expression and endonuclear aggregation during early stages of hypoxia. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2010; 298:H1919-31. [PMID: 20228255 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01039.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha is a key regulator of anaerobic energy metabolism. We asked the following question: Does the breakdown of microtubular structures influence glycolysis in hypoxic cardiomyocytes by regulating HIF-1alpha? Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were cultured under hypoxic conditions, while microtubule-stabilizing (paclitaxel) and -depolymerizing (colchicine) agents were used to change microtubular structure. Models of high microtubule-associated protein 4 (MAP4) expression and RNA interference of microtubulin expression were established. Microtubular structural changes and intracellular HIF-1alpha protein distribution were observed with laser confocal scanning microscopy. Content of key glycolytic enzymes, viability, and energy content of cardiomyocytes were determined by colorimetry and high-performance liquid chromatography. HIF-1alpha protein content and mRNA expression were determined by Western blotting and real-time PCR, respectively. Low doses of microtubule-stabilizing agent (10 mumol/l paclitaxel) and enhanced expression of MAP4 stabilized the reticular microtubular structures in hypoxic cardiomyocytes, increased the content of key glycolytic enzymes, ameliorated energy supply and enhanced cell viability, and upregulated HIF-1alpha protein expression and endonuclear aggregation. In contrast, the microtubule-depolymerizing agent (10 mumol/l colchicine) or reduced microtubulin expression had adverse affects on the same parameters, in particular, HIF-1alpha protein content and endonuclear aggregation. We conclude that microtubular structural changes influence glycolysis in the early stages of hypoxia in cardiomyocytes by regulating HIF-1alpha content. Stabilizing microtubular structures increases endonuclear and total HIF-1alpha expression, content of key glycolytic enzymes, and energy supply. These findings provide potential therapeutic targets for ameliorating cell energy metabolism during early myocardial hypoxia.
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- Miao Teng
- Institute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical Univ., Chongqing 400038, China
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Ndong M, Kazami M, Suzuki T, Uehara M, Katsumata SI, Inoue H, Kobayashi KI, Tadokoro T, Suzuki K, Yamamoto Y. Iron deficiency down-regulates the Akt/TSC1-TSC2/mammalian Target of Rapamycin signaling pathway in rats and in COS-1 cells. Nutr Res 2010; 29:640-7. [PMID: 19854379 DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2009.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2009] [Revised: 09/11/2009] [Accepted: 09/14/2009] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Iron deficiency (ID) is one of the most commonly known forms of nutritional deficiencies. Low body iron is thought to induce neurologic defects but may also play a protective role against cancer development by cell growth arrest. Thus, ID may affect cellular pathways controlling cell growth and proliferation, the mechanism of which is still not fully understood. The serine/threonine protein kinase Akt and its downstream target, the mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR), is known to play a crucial role in the regulation of cell growth and survival. Therefore, we hypothesized that Akt/mTOR pathway could be influenced by ID. Three-week-old male Wistar-strain rats were divided into 3 groups and the 2 groups had free access to a control diet (C group) or an iron-deficient diet (D group). The third group (PF group) were pair-fed the control diet to the mean intake of the D group. After 4 weeks, rats were killed and their brains were sampled. In separate experiments, COS-1 cells were cultured with or without the iron chelator deferoxamine. Western blots of brain samples and COS-1 lysates were used to analyze the expression and phosphorylation state of Akt, TSC2, mTOR, and S6 kinase proteins implicated in the Akt/mTOR pathway. Using 2 different ID models, we show for the first time that iron deficiency depresses Akt activity in rats and in COS-1 cells, leading to a decrease in mTOR activity.
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- Moussa Ndong
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemistry, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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Bleackley MR, Wong AY, Hudson DM, Wu CHY, MacGillivray RT. Blood Iron Homeostasis: Newly Discovered Proteins and Iron Imbalance. Transfus Med Rev 2009; 23:103-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2008.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Jo WJ, Kim JH, Oh E, Jaramillo D, Holman P, Loguinov AV, Arkin AP, Nislow C, Giaever G, Vulpe CD. Novel insights into iron metabolism by integrating deletome and transcriptome analysis in an iron deficiency model of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BMC Genomics 2009; 10:130. [PMID: 19321002 PMCID: PMC2669097 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2008] [Accepted: 03/25/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Iron-deficiency anemia is the most prevalent form of anemia world-wide. The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been used as a model of cellular iron deficiency, in part because many of its cellular pathways are conserved. To better understand how cells respond to changes in iron availability, we profiled the yeast genome with a parallel analysis of homozygous deletion mutants to identify essential components and cellular processes required for optimal growth under iron-limited conditions. To complement this analysis, we compared those genes identified as important for fitness to those that were differentially-expressed in the same conditions. The resulting analysis provides a global perspective on the cellular processes involved in iron metabolism. Results Using functional profiling, we identified several genes known to be involved in high affinity iron uptake, in addition to novel genes that may play a role in iron metabolism. Our results provide support for the primary involvement in iron homeostasis of vacuolar and endosomal compartments, as well as vesicular transport to and from these compartments. We also observed an unexpected importance of the peroxisome for growth in iron-limited media. Although these components were essential for growth in low-iron conditions, most of them were not differentially-expressed. Genes with altered expression in iron deficiency were mainly associated with iron uptake and transport mechanisms, with little overlap with those that were functionally required. To better understand this relationship, we used expression-profiling of selected mutants that exhibited slow growth in iron-deficient conditions, and as a result, obtained additional insight into the roles of CTI6, DAP1, MRS4 and YHR045W in iron metabolism. Conclusion Comparison between functional and gene expression data in iron deficiency highlighted the complementary utility of these two approaches to identify important functional components. This should be taken into consideration when designing and analyzing data from these type of studies. We used this and other published data to develop a molecular interaction network of iron metabolism in yeast.
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- William J Jo
- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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Ferritins: a family of molecules for iron storage, antioxidation and more. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2008; 1790:589-99. [PMID: 18929623 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2008.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 616] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2008] [Revised: 08/28/2008] [Accepted: 09/09/2008] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Ferritins are characterized by highly conserved three-dimensional structures similar to spherical shells, designed to accommodate large amounts of iron in a safe, soluble and bioavailable form. They can have different architectures with 12 or 24 equivalent or non-equivalent subunits, all surrounding a large cavity. All ferritins readily interact with Fe(II) to induce its oxidation and deposition in the cavity in a mineral form, in a reaction that is catalyzed by a ferroxidase center. This is an anti-oxidant activity that consumes Fe(II) and peroxides, the reagents that produce toxic free radicals in the Fenton reaction. The mechanism of ferritin iron incorporation has been characterized in detail, while that of iron release and recycling has been less thoroughly studied. Generally ferritin expression is regulated by iron and by oxidative damage, and in vertebrates it has a central role in the control of cellular iron homeostasis. Ferritin is mostly cytosolic but is found also in mammalian mitochondria and nuclei, in plant plastids and is secreted in insects. In vertebrates the cytosolic ferritins are composed of H and L subunit types and their assembly in a tissues specific ratio that permits flexibility to adapt to cell needs. The H-ferritin can translocate to the nuclei in some cell types to protect DNA from iron toxicity, or can be actively secreted, accomplishing various functions. The mitochondrial ferritin is found in mammals, it has a restricted tissue distribution and it seems to protect the mitochondria from iron toxicity and oxidative damage. The various functions attributed to the cytosolic, nuclear, secretory and mitochondrial ferritins are discussed.
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Skalnikova H, Halada P, Vodicka P, Motlik J, Rehulka P, Hørning O, Chmelik J, Nørregaard Jensen O, Kovarova H. A proteomic approach to studying the differentiation of neural stem cells. Proteomics 2007; 7:1825-38. [PMID: 17474145 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200600867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The mechanisms that regulate the maintenance of stem cell self-renewal versus differentiation are complex and remain mostly unknown. Understanding neurogenesis and neural cell differentiation presents a unique challenge for the treatment of nervous system disorders. To gain more insight into molecular mechanisms of the differentiation of neural cells, we combined the advantage of porcine fetal neural stem cells (NSCs) in vitro differentiation model and proteomic analysis. Using 2-DE followed by MS, we profiled constituent proteins of NSCs and their differentiated progenies at first and then indicated protein species that were significantly up- or down-regulated during the differentiation. The largest identified group of constituent proteins was related to RNA and protein metabolism and processing, including chaperones, and the second largest consisted of proteins involved in cell organization (cytoskeleton and annexins). Differentiation of neural cells was found to be accompanied by changes in the expression of proteins involved in DNA and RNA binding, mRNA processing and transport, stress responses, iron storage, and redox regulation. Additional immunoblot analysis verified the induction of alpha-B crystallin and heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs) A1 and A2/B1. Furthermore, immunocytochemistry demonstrated specific localization of alpha-B crystallin in the cytoplasm or nucleus of glial cells and confirmed cellular expression patterns of hnRNPs A1 and A2/B1. These findings represent a significant step towards understanding neural cell differentiation and identification of the regulatory proteins associated with this process.
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- Helena Skalnikova
- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Libechov, Czech Republic
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Infante AA, Infante D, Chan MC, How PC, Kutschera W, Linhartová I, Müllner EW, Wiche G, Propst F. Ferritin associates with marginal band microtubules. Exp Cell Res 2007; 313:1602-14. [PMID: 17391669 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2006] [Revised: 02/06/2007] [Accepted: 02/08/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We characterized chicken erythrocyte and human platelet ferritin by biochemical studies and immunofluorescence. Erythrocyte ferritin was found to be a homopolymer of H-ferritin subunits, resistant to proteinase K digestion, heat stable, and contained iron. In mature chicken erythrocytes and human platelets, ferritin was localized at the marginal band, a ring-shaped peripheral microtubule bundle, and displayed properties of bona fide microtubule-associated proteins such as tau. Red blood cell ferritin association with the marginal band was confirmed by temperature-induced disassembly-reassembly of microtubules. During erythrocyte differentiation, ferritin co-localized with coalescing microtubules during marginal band formation. In addition, ferritin was found in the nuclei of mature erythrocytes, but was not detectable in those of bone marrow erythrocyte precursors. These results suggest that ferritin has a function in marginal band formation and possibly in protection of the marginal band from damaging effects of reactive oxygen species by sequestering iron in the mature erythrocyte. Moreover, our data suggest that ferritin and syncolin, a previously identified erythrocyte microtubule-associated protein, are identical. Nuclear ferritin might contribute to transcriptional silencing or, alternatively, constitute a ferritin reservoir.
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- Anthony A Infante
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459, USA
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