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Cilek N, Ugurel E, Goksel E, Yalcin O. Signaling mechanisms in red blood cells: A view through the protein phosphorylation and deformability. J Cell Physiol 2024; 239:e30958. [PMID: 36748950 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Intracellular signaling mechanisms in red blood cells (RBCs) involve various protein kinases and phosphatases and enable rapid adaptive responses to hypoxia, metabolic requirements, oxidative stress, or shear stress by regulating the physiological properties of the cell. Protein phosphorylation is a ubiquitous mechanism for intracellular signal transduction, volume regulation, and cytoskeletal organization in RBCs. Spectrin-based cytoskeleton connects integral membrane proteins, band 3 and glycophorin C to junctional proteins, ankyrin and Protein 4.1. Phosphorylation leads to a conformational change in the protein structure, weakening the interactions between proteins in the cytoskeletal network that confers a more flexible nature for the RBC membrane. The structural organization of the membrane and the cytoskeleton determines RBC deformability that allows cells to change their ability to deform under shear stress to pass through narrow capillaries. The shear stress sensing mechanisms and oxygenation-deoxygenation transitions regulate cell volume and mechanical properties of the membrane through the activation of ion transporters and specific phosphorylation events mediated by signal transduction. In this review, we summarize the roles of Protein kinase C, cAMP-Protein kinase A, cGMP-nitric oxide, RhoGTPase, and MAP/ERK pathways in the modulation of RBC deformability in both healthy and disease states. We emphasize that targeting signaling elements may be a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of hemoglobinopathies or channelopathies. We expect the present review will provide additional insights into RBC responses to shear stress and hypoxia via signaling mechanisms and shed light on the current and novel treatment options for pathophysiological conditions.
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- Neslihan Cilek
- Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
- School of Medicine, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
- School of Medicine, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
- School of Medicine, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
- School of Medicine, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Parvanova B, Tacheva B, Ivanov I. Prehemolytic impact of phenothiazine drugs on the attachment of spectrin network in red blood cells. Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2023; 65:783-787. [PMID: 38351761 DOI: 10.3897/folmed.65.e97410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Chlorpromazine, thioridazine, and trifluoperazine are phenothiazine drugs that cause colloid-osmotic hemolysis of human erythrocytes by unknown mechanism. To clarify this mechanism, the impact of these drugs on the βsp (1.4 MHz) and γ1sp (9 MHz) dielectric relaxations was investigated. Each relaxation was shown to reduce its strength on the severing specific bridge that connects the spectrin network with the lipid membrane. For βsp relaxation, this is the spectrin-actin-glycophorin C bridge while for γ1sp relaxation this is the spectrin-ankyrin-band 3 bridge.
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Ivanov IT, Paarvanova BK. Role of Plasma Membrane at Dielectric Relaxations and Intermembrane Interaction in Human Erythrocytes. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:658. [PMID: 37505024 PMCID: PMC10386205 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13070658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Dielectric relaxations at 1.4 MHz (βsp) and 9 MHz (γ1sp) on the erythrocyte spectrin network were studied by dielectric spectroscopy using dense suspensions of erythrocytes and erythrocyte ghost membranes, subjected to extraction with up to 0.2% volume Triton-X-100. The step-wise extraction of up to 60% of membrane lipids preserved γ1sp and gradually removed βsp-relaxation. On increasing the concentration up to 100 mM of NaCl at either side of erythrocyte plasma membranes, the βsp-relaxation was linearly enhanced, while the strength of γ1sp-relaxation remained unchanged. In media with NaCl between 100 and 150 mM βsp-relaxation became slightly inhibited, while γ1sp-relaxation almost disappeared, possibly due to the decreased electrostatic repulsion allowing erythrocytes to come into closer contact. When these media contained, at concentrations 10-30 mg/mL dextran (MW 7 kDa), polyethylene glycol or polyvinylpyrrolidone (40 kDa), or albumin or homologous plasma with equivalent concentration of albumin, the γ1sp-relaxation was about tenfold enhanced, while βsp-relaxation was strengthened or preserved. The results suggest the Maxwell-Vagner accumulation of ions on the lipid bilayer as an energy source for βsp-relaxation. While βsp-relaxation appears sensitive to erythrocyte membrane deformability, γ1sp-relaxation could be a sensitive marker for the inter-membrane interactions between erythrocytes.
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- Ivan T Ivanov
- Department of Physics, Biophysics, Roentgenology and Radiology, Medical Faculty, Thracian University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
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- Department of Physics, Biophysics, Roentgenology and Radiology, Medical Faculty, Thracian University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
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Spinelli S, Straface E, Gambardella L, Caruso D, Falliti G, Remigante A, Marino A, Morabito R. Aging Injury Impairs Structural Properties and Cell Signaling in Human Red Blood Cells; Açaì Berry Is a Keystone. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12040848. [PMID: 37107223 PMCID: PMC10135063 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12040848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Red blood cell (RBC) deformability is the ability of cells to modulate their shape to ensure transit through narrow capillaries of the microcirculation. A loss of deformability can occur in several pathological conditions, during natural RBC aging through an increase in membrane protein phosphorylation, and/or through the structural rearrangements of cytoskeletal proteins due to oxidative conditions, with a key role played by band 3. Due to the close relationship between aging and oxidative stress, flavonoid-rich foods are good candidates to counteract age-related alterations. This study aims to verify the beneficial role of Açaì extract in a d-Galactose (d-Gal)-induced model of aging in human RBCs. To this end, band 3 phosphorylation and structural rearrangements in membrane cytoskeleton-associated proteins, namely spectrin, ankyrin, and/or protein 4.1, are analyzed in RBCs treated with 100 mM d-Gal for 24 h, with or without pre-incubation with 10 μg/mL Açaì extract for 1 h. Furthermore, RBC deformability is also measured. Tyrosine phosphorylation of band 3, membrane cytoskeleton-associated proteins, and RBC deformability (elongation index) are analyzed using western blotting analysis, FACScan flow cytometry, and ektacytometry, respectively. The present data show that: (i) Açaì berry extract restores the increase in band 3 tyrosine phosphorylation and Syk kinase levels after exposure to 100 mM d-Gal treatment; and (ii) Açaì berry extract partially restores alterations in the distribution of spectrin, ankyrin, and protein 4.1. Interestingly, the significant decrease in membrane RBC deformability associated with d-Gal treatment is alleviated by pre-treatment with Açaì extract. These findings further contribute to clarify mechanisms of natural aging in human RBCs, and propose flavonoid substances as potential natural antioxidants for the treatment and/or prevention of oxidative-stress-related disease risk.
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- Sara Spinelli
- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy
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- Biomarkers Unit, Center for Gender-Specific Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Biomarkers Unit, Center for Gender-Specific Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Complex Operational Unit of Clinical Pathology of Papardo Hospital, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Complex Operational Unit of Clinical Pathology of Papardo Hospital, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy
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Lu T, Lee CH, Anvari B. Morphological Characteristics, Hemoglobin Content, and Membrane Mechanical Properties of Red Blood Cell Delivery Systems. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:18219-18232. [PMID: 35417121 PMCID: PMC9926936 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c03472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Red blood cell (RBC)-based systems are under extensive development as platforms for the delivery of various biomedical agents. While the importance of the membrane biochemical characteristics in relation to circulation kinetics of RBC delivery systems has been recognized, the membrane mechanical properties of such carriers have not been extensively studied. Using optical methods in conjunction with image analysis and mechanical modeling, we have quantified the morphological and membrane mechanical characteristics of RBC-derived microparticles containing the near-infrared cargo indocyanine green (ICG). We find that these particles have a significantly lower surface area, volume, and deformability as compared to normal RBCs. The residual hemoglobin has a spatially distorted distribution in the particles. The membrane bending modulus of the particles is about twofold higher as compared to normal RBCs and exhibits greater resistance to flow. The induced increase in the viscous characteristics of the membrane is dominant over the elastic and entropic effects of ICG. Our results suggest that changes to the membrane mechanical properties are a result of impaired membrane-cytoskeleton attachment in these particles. We provide a mechanistic explanation to suggest that the compromised membrane-cytoskeleton attachment and altered membrane compositional and structural asymmetry induce curvature changes to the membrane, resulting in mechanical remodeling of the membrane. These findings highlight the importance of membrane mechanical properties as an important criterion in the design and engineering of future generations of RBC-based delivery systems to achieve prolonged circulation.
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- Thompson Lu
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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Topological Relationships Cytoskeleton-Membrane Nanosurface-Morphology as a Basic Mechanism of Total Disorders of RBC Structures. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23042045. [PMID: 35216154 PMCID: PMC8876224 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23042045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The state of red blood cells (RBCs) and their functional possibilities depend on the structural organization of the membranes. Cell morphology and membrane nanostructure are compositionally and functionally related to the cytoskeleton network. In this work, the influence of agents (hemin, endogenous oxidation during storage of packed RBCs, ultraviolet (UV) radiation, temperature, and potential of hydrogen (pH) changes) on the relationships between cytoskeleton destruction, membrane nanostructure, and RBC morphology was observed by atomic force microscope. It was shown that the influence of factors of a physical and biochemical nature causes structural rearrangements in RBCs at all levels of organization, forming a unified mechanism of disturbances in relationships “cytoskeleton-membrane nanosurface-cell morphology”. Filament ruptures and, consequently, large cytoskeleton pores appeared. The pores caused membrane topological defects in the form of separate grain domains. Increasing loading doses led to an increase in the number of large cytoskeleton pores and defects and their fusion at the membrane nanosurfaces. This caused the changes in RBC morphology. Our results can be used in molecular cell biology, membrane biophysics, and in fundamental and practical medicine.
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Tapia J, Vera N, Aguilar J, González M, Sánchez SA, Coelho P, Saavedra C, Staforelli J. Correlated flickering of erythrocytes membrane observed with dual time resolved membrane fluctuation spectroscopy under different D-glucose concentrations. Sci Rep 2021; 11:2429. [PMID: 33510337 PMCID: PMC7844050 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82018-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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A correlated human red blood cell membrane fluctuation dependent on D-glucose concentration was found with dual time resolved membrane fluctuation spectroscopy (D-TRMFS). This new technique is a modified version of the dual optical tweezers method that has been adapted to measure the mechanical properties of red blood cells (RBCs) at distant membrane points simultaneously, enabling correlation analysis. Mechanical parameters under different D-glucose concentrations were obtained from direct membrane flickering measurements, complemented with membrane fluidity measurements using Laurdan Generalized Polarization (GP) Microscopy. Our results show an increase in the fluctuation amplitude of the lipid bilayer, and a decline in tension value, bending modulus and fluidity as D-glucose concentration increases. Metabolic mechanisms are proposed as explanations for the results.
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- J Tapia
- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Departamento de Polímeros, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Investigación Materno-Fetal (LIMaF), Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Departamento de Polímeros, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad San Sebastián, Lientur 1457, 4080871, Concepción, Chile
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
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Ivanov IT, Paarvanova BK. Differential dielectroscopic data on the relation of erythrocyte membrane skeleton to erythrocyte deformability and flicker. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2021; 50:69-86. [PMID: 33442752 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-020-01491-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 12/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Two dielectric relaxations, βsp (1.5 MHz) and γ1sp (7 MHz), have been detected on spectrin-based membrane skeleton (MS) of red blood cells (RBCs) using the plot of admittance changes at the spectrin denaturation temperature (Ivanov and Paarvanova in Bioelectrochemistry 110: 59-68, 2016, Electrochim Acta 317: 289-300, 2019a). In this study, we treated RBCs and RBC ghost membranes with agents that make membranes rigid and suppress membrane flicker, and studied the effect on βsp and γ1sp relaxations. Diamide (diazene dicarboxylic acid bis-(N,N-dimethylamide)) (up to 0.85 mM), taurine mustard (tris(2-chloroethyl)amine) (up to 2 mM), known to specifically cross-link and stiffen spectrin, and glutaraldehyde (up to 0.044%) all inhibited the relaxations in RBC ghost membranes. Similar inhibition was obtained resealing RBC ghost membranes with 2,3-diphosphoglicerate (up to 15 mM), binding WGA (wheat germ agglutinin) (up to 0.025 mg/ml) to exofacial aspect of RBCs, incubating RBCs in hypotonic (200 mOsm) and hypertonic (600-900 mOsm) media and depleting RBCs of ATP. By contrast, concanavalin A (1 mg/ml) and DIDS (4,4'-diiso-thiocyanato stilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid) (75 μM, pH 8.2), both known to bind specifically band 3 integral protein of RBCs without effect on RBC membrane rigidity, did not affect the relaxations. We conclude there might be a relation between the strength of dielectric relaxations on MS spectrin and the deformability and flicker of RBC membrane.
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- Ivan T Ivanov
- Department of Physics and Biophysics, Roentgenology and Radiology, Medical Faculty of Thracian University, 6000, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
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- Department of Physics and Biophysics, Roentgenology and Radiology, Medical Faculty of Thracian University, 6000, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
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Ugurel E, Kisakurek ZB, Aksu Y, Goksel E, Cilek N, Yalcin O. Calcium/protein kinase C signaling mechanisms in shear-induced mechanical responses of red blood cells. Microvasc Res 2021; 135:104124. [PMID: 33359148 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2020.104124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Red blood cell (RBC) deformability has vital importance for microcirculation in the body, as RBCs travel in narrow capillaries under shear stress. Deformability can be defined as a remarkable cell ability to change shape in response to an external force which allows the cell to pass through the narrowest blood capillaries. Previous studies showed that RBC deformability could be regulated by Ca2+/protein kinase C (PKC) signaling mechanisms due to the phosphorylative changes in RBC membrane proteins by kinases and phosphatases. We investigated the roles of Ca2+/PKC signaling pathway on RBC mechanical responses and impaired RBC deformability under continuous shear stress (SS). A protein kinase C inhibitor Chelerythrine, a tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor Calpeptin, and a calcium channel blocker Verapamil were applied into human blood samples in 1 micromolar concentration. Samples with drugs were treated with or without 3 mM Ca2+. A shear stress at 5 Pa level was applied to each sample continuously for 300 s. RBC deformability was measured by a laser-assisted optical rotational cell analyzer (LORRCA) and was calculated as the change in elongation index (EI) of RBC upon a range of shear stress (SS, 0.3-50 Pa). RBC mechanical stress responses were evaluated before and after continuous SS through the parameterization of EI-SS curves. The drug administrations did not produce any significant alterations in RBC mechanical responses when they were applied alone. However, the application of the drugs together with Ca2+ substantially increased RBC deformability compared to calcium alone. Verapamil significantly improved Ca2+-induced impairments of deformability both before and after 5 Pa SS exposure (p < 0.0001). Calpeptin and Chelerythrine significantly ameliorated impaired deformability only after continuous SS (p < 0.05). Shear-induced improvements of deformability were conserved by the drug administrations although shear-induced deformability was impaired when the drugs were applied with calcium. The blocking of Ca2+ channel by Verapamil improved impaired RBC mechanical responses independent of the SS effect. The inhibition of tyrosine phosphatase and protein kinase C by Calpeptin and Chelerythrine, respectively, exhibited ameliorating effects on calcium-impaired deformability with the contribution of shear stress. The modulation of Ca2+/PKC signaling pathway could regulate the mechanical stress responses of RBCs when cells are under continuous SS exposure. Shear-induced improvements in the mechanical properties of RBCs by this signaling mechanism could facilitate RBC flow in the microcirculation of pathophysiological disorders, wherein Ca2+ homeostasis is disturbed and RBC deformability is reduced.
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- Elif Ugurel
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey; Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- School of Medicine, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey; Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey; Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey; Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey; School of Medicine, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Two-step process of cytoskeletal structural damage during long-term storage of packed red blood cells. BLOOD TRANSFUSION = TRASFUSIONE DEL SANGUE 2020; 19:124-134. [PMID: 33370227 DOI: 10.2450/2020.0220-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Storage of packed red blood cells (PRBC) for 42 days causes morphological, structural, and functional changes in the red cells. To assess the quality of stored PRBC, it is important to evaluate the main components of the product. The aim of this study was to evaluate the kinetics of the structural transformations in the cytoskeleton of red cells during long-term storage (up to 42 days). MATERIALS AND METHODS Bags of PRBC were stored with CPD/SAGM solution at +4 °C. Cytoskeletal parameters were measured on days 3, 12, 19, 21, 24, 28, 35, and 42 of storage to determine their changes. Atomic force microscopy was used to obtain images and analyse the parameters of the cytoskeletal network. As the storage time increased, a general PRBC test was performed. Membrane fixatives were not used at any stage of the preparation of the specimens for cytoskeletal imaging. RESULTS When PRBC were stored for 42 days, the main changes to the cytoskeletal mesh included rupture of filaments, merger of small pores into larger ones, a decrease of the number of pores, thickening of filaments, and an increase of membrane stiffness. A process of irreversible changes to the cytoskeleton started on days 19-21. A kinetic model of changes in the parameters of the cytoskeletal mesh with time of PRBC storage was created. DISCUSSION Two stages of impairment in cytoskeletal elements were found: rupture of filaments and clustering of protein components. The typical time of development and specifics of these stages are discussed. The consequences of the altered configuration of the cytoskeleton are also discussed. Destruction of the red cell cytoskeleton can have a negative effect on the efficacy of blood transfusion and increase the risk of post-transfusion complications. Our findings can be used in clinical medicine to evaluate the quality of PRBC for blood transfusion as well as for studies of the molecular organisation of red cells undergoing various types of physical and chemical treatment.
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Bose D, Chakrabarti A. Multiple Functions of Spectrin: Convergent Effects. J Membr Biol 2020; 253:499-508. [PMID: 32990795 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-020-00142-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Spectrin is a multifunctional, multi-domain protein most well known in the membrane skeleton of mature human erythrocytes. Here we review the literature on the crosstalk of the chaperone activity of spectrin with its other functionalities. We hypothesize that the chaperone activity is derived from the surface exposed hydrophobic patches present in individual "spectrin-repeat" domains and show a competition between the membrane phospholipid binding functionality and chaperone activity of spectrin. Moreover, we show that post-translational modifications such as glycation which shield these surface exposed hydrophobic patches, reduce the chaperone function. On the other hand, oligomerization which is linked to increase of hydrophobicity is seen to increase it. We note that spectrin seems to prefer haemoglobin as its chaperone client, binding with it preferentially over other denatured proteins. Spectrin is also known to interact with unstable haemoglobin variants with a higher affinity than in the case of normal haemoglobin. We propose that chaperone activity of spectrin could be important in the cellular biochemistry of haemoglobin, particularly in the context of diseases.
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- Dipayan Bose
- Crystallography & Molecular Biology Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF Bidhannagar, Kolkata, 700064, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, 400094, India
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- Crystallography & Molecular Biology Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF Bidhannagar, Kolkata, 700064, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, 400094, India.
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Ivanov I, Paarvanova B. Thermal dielectroscopy study on the vertical and horizontal interactions in erythrocyte sub-membrane skeleton. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.05.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bose D, Chakrabarti A. Chaperone potential of erythroid spectrin: Effects of hemoglobin interaction, macromolecular crowders, phosphorylation and glycation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2019; 1867:140267. [PMID: 31470132 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2019.140267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/24/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Spectrin, the major protein component of the erythrocyte membrane skeleton has chaperone like activity and is known to bind membrane phospholipids and hemoglobin. We have probed the chaperone activity of spectrin in presence of hemoglobin and phospholipid SUVs of different compositions to elucidate the effect of phospholipid/hemoglobin binding on chaperone function. It is seen that spectrin displays a preference for hemoglobin over other substrates leading to a decrease in chaperone activity in presence of hemoglobin. A competition is seen to exist between phospholipid binding and chaperone function of spectrin, in a dose dependent manner with the greatest extent of decrease being seen in case of phospholipid vesicles containing aminophospholipids e.g. PS and PE which may have implications in diseases like hereditary spherocytosis where mutation in spectrin is implicated in its detachment from cell membrane. To gain a clearer understanding of the chaperone like activity of spectrin under in-vivo like conditions we have investigated the effect of macromolecular crowders as well as phosphorylation and glycation states on chaperone activity. It is seen that the presence of non-specific, protein and non-protein macromolecular crowders do not appreciably affect chaperone function. Phosphorylation also does not affect the chaperone function unlike glycation which progressively diminishes chaperone activity. We propose a model where chaperone clients adsorb onto spectrin's surface and processes that bind to and occlude these surfaces decrease chaperone activity.
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- Dipayan Bose
- Crystallography and Molecular Biology Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, India
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- Crystallography and Molecular Biology Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, India.
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Lavazec C. Molecular mechanisms of deformability of Plasmodium -infected erythrocytes. Curr Opin Microbiol 2017; 40:138-144. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2017.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Revised: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Kager L, Bruce LJ, Zeitlhofer P, Flatt JF, Maia TM, Ribeiro ML, Fahrner B, Fritsch G, Boztug K, Haas OA. Band 3 null VIENNA , a novel homozygous SLC4A1 p.Ser477X variant causing severe hemolytic anemia, dyserythropoiesis and complete distal renal tubular acidosis. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2017; 64. [PMID: 27718309 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Revised: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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We describe the second patient with anionic exchanger 1/band 3 null phenotype (band 3 nullVIENNA ), which was caused by a novel nonsense mutation c.1430C>A (p.Ser477X) in exon 12 of SLC4A1. We also update on the previous band 3 nullCOIMBRA patient, thereby elucidating the physiological implications of total loss of AE1/band 3. Besides transfusion-dependent severe hemolytic anemia and complete distal renal tubular acidosis, dyserythropoiesis was identified in the band 3 nullVIENNA patient, suggesting a role for band 3 in erythropoiesis. Moreover, we also, for the first time, report that long-term survival is possible in band 3 null patients.
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- Leo Kager
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, St. Anna Children's Hospital, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Children's Cancer Research Institute Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences, Bristol, UK
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- NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences, Bristol, UK
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- Serviço de Hematologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC), Coimbra, Portugal
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- Serviço de Hematologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC), Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, St. Anna Children's Hospital, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Children's Cancer Research Institute Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, St. Anna Children's Hospital, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, St. Anna Children's Hospital, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Children's Cancer Research Institute Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Lupo F, Tibaldi E, Matte A, Sharma AK, Brunati AM, Alper SL, Zancanaro C, Benati D, Siciliano A, Bertoldi M, Zonta F, Storch A, Walker RH, Danek A, Bader B, Hermann A, De Franceschi L. A new molecular link between defective autophagy and erythroid abnormalities in chorea-acanthocytosis. Blood 2016; 128:2976-2987. [PMID: 27742708 PMCID: PMC5179337 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-07-727321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2016] [Accepted: 09/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Chorea-acanthocytosis is one of the hereditary neurodegenerative disorders known as the neuroacanthocytoses. Chorea-acanthocytosis is characterized by circulating acanthocytes deficient in chorein, a protein of unknown function. We report here for the first time that chorea-acanthocytosis red cells are characterized by impaired autophagy, with cytoplasmic accumulation of active Lyn and of autophagy-related proteins Ulk1 and Atg7. In chorea-acanthocytosis erythrocytes, active Lyn is sequestered by HSP90-70 to form high-molecular-weight complexes that stabilize and protect Lyn from its proteasomal degradation, contributing to toxic Lyn accumulation. An interplay between accumulation of active Lyn and autophagy was found in chorea-acanthocytosis based on Lyn coimmunoprecipitation with Ulk1 and Atg7 and on the presence of Ulk1 in Lyn-containing high-molecular-weight complexes. In addition, chorein associated with Atg7 in healthy but not in chorea-acanthocytosis erythrocytes. Electron microscopy detected multivesicular bodies and membrane remnants only in circulating chorea-acanthocytosis red cells. In addition, reticulocyte-enriched chorea-acanthocytosis red cell fractions exhibited delayed clearance of mitochondria and lysosomes, further supporting the impairment of authophagic flux. Because autophagy is also important in erythropoiesis, we studied in vitro CD34+-derived erythroid precursors. In chorea-acanthocytosis, we found (1) dyserythropoiesis; (2) increased active Lyn; (3) accumulation of a marker of autophagic flux and autolysososme degradation; (4) accumlation of Lamp1, a lysosmal membrane protein, and LAMP1-positive aggregates; and (5) reduced clearance of lysosomes and mitochondria. Our results uncover in chorea-acanthocytosis erythroid cells an association between accumulation of active Lyn and impaired autophagy, suggesting a link between chorein and autophagic vesicle trafficking in erythroid maturation.
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- Francesca Lupo
- Department of Medicine, University of Verona and Azienda ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Verona and Azienda ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology and Vascular Biology Research Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Nephrology and Vascular Biology Research Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Verona and Azienda ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Center for Regenerative Therapies, and
- Division of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Neurology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; and
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Neurology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of Verona and Azienda ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Verona, Italy
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Das S, Hertrich N, Perrin AJ, Withers-Martinez C, Collins CR, Jones ML, Watermeyer JM, Fobes ET, Martin SR, Saibil HR, Wright GJ, Treeck M, Epp C, Blackman MJ. Processing of Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein MSP1 Activates a Spectrin-Binding Function Enabling Parasite Egress from RBCs. Cell Host Microbe 2016; 18:433-44. [PMID: 26468747 PMCID: PMC4608996 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2015.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum replicates within erythrocytes, producing progeny merozoites that are released from infected cells via a poorly understood process called egress. The most abundant merozoite surface protein, MSP1, is synthesized as a large precursor that undergoes proteolytic maturation by the parasite protease SUB1 just prior to egress. The function of MSP1 and its processing are unknown. Here we show that SUB1-mediated processing of MSP1 is important for parasite viability. Processing modifies the secondary structure of MSP1 and activates its capacity to bind spectrin, a molecular scaffold protein that is the major component of the host erythrocyte cytoskeleton. Parasites expressing an inefficiently processed MSP1 mutant show delayed egress, and merozoites lacking surface-bound MSP1 display a severe egress defect. Our results indicate that interactions between SUB1-processed merozoite surface MSP1 and the spectrin network of the erythrocyte cytoskeleton facilitate host erythrocyte rupture to enable parasite egress. Merozoite surface protein MSP1 processing is important for P. falciparum viability Proteolytic processing activates MSP1’s heparin and spectrin-binding functions The rate of MSP1 processing governs the kinetics of parasite egress Loss of parasite surface MSP1 results in a severe egress defect
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- Sujaan Das
- The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1AA, UK
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- Department für Infektiologie, Parasitologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1HH, UK
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- The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1AA, UK
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- The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1AA, UK
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- Department of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, London, WC1E 7HX, UK
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- Department für Infektiologie, Parasitologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1AA, UK
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- Department of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, London, WC1E 7HX, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1HH, UK
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- The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1AA, UK
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- Department für Infektiologie, Parasitologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1AA, UK; Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.
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Plasmodium falciparum STEVOR phosphorylation regulates host erythrocyte deformability enabling malaria parasite transmission. Blood 2016; 127:e42-53. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-01-690776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Key Points
P falciparum STEVORs interact with the erythrocyte cytoskeletal ankyrin complex. Infected erythrocyte deformability is regulated by PKA-mediated phosphorylation of STEVOR cytoplasmic domain.
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Cluitmans JCA, Gevi F, Siciliano A, Matte A, Leal JKF, De Franceschi L, Zolla L, Brock R, Adjobo-Hermans MJW, Bosman GJGCM. Red Blood Cell Homeostasis: Pharmacological Interventions to Explore Biochemical, Morphological and Mechanical Properties. Front Mol Biosci 2016; 3:10. [PMID: 27066490 PMCID: PMC4809878 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2016.00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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During their passage through the circulation, red blood cells (RBCs) encounter severe physiological conditions consisting of mechanical stress, oxidative damage and fast changes in ionic and osmotic conditions. In order to survive for 120 days, RBCs adapt to their surroundings by subtle regulation of membrane organization and metabolism. RBC homeostasis depends on interactions between the integral membrane protein band 3 with other membrane and cytoskeletal proteins, and with key enzymes of various metabolic pathways. These interactions are regulated by the binding of deoxyhemoglobin to band 3, and by a signaling network revolving around Lyn kinase and Src family kinase-mediated phosphorylation of band 3. Here we show that manipulation of the interaction between the lipid bilayer and the cytoskeleton, using various pharmacological agents that interfere with protein-protein interactions and membrane lipid organization, has various effects on: (1) morphology, as shown by high resolution microscopy and quantitative image analysis; (2) organization of membrane proteins, as indicated by immunofluorescence confocal microscopy and quantitative as well as qualitative analysis of vesicle generation; (3) membrane lipid organization, as indicated by flow cytometric analysis of phosphatidylserine exposure; (4) deformability, as assessed in capillary-mimicking circumstances using a microfluidics system; (5) deformability as determined using a spleen-mimicking device; (6) metabolic activity as indicated by metabolomics. Our data show that there is a complex relationship between red cell morphology, membrane organization and deformability. Also, our data show that red blood cells have a relatively high resistance to disturbance of membrane organization in vitro, which may reflect their capacity to withstand mechanical, oxidative and osmotic stress in vivo.
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- Judith C A Cluitmans
- Department of Biochemistry, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia Viterbo, Italy
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- Section of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Verona Verona, Italy
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- Section of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Verona Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Section of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Verona Verona, Italy
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Antioxidant comparative effects of two grape pomace Mexican extracts from vineyards on erythrocytes. Food Chem 2016; 194:1081-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.08.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Revised: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Anatomy of the red cell membrane skeleton: unanswered questions. Blood 2015; 127:187-99. [PMID: 26537302 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-12-512772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 221] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The red cell membrane skeleton is a pseudohexagonal meshwork of spectrin, actin, protein 4.1R, ankyrin, and actin-associated proteins that laminates the inner membrane surface and attaches to the overlying lipid bilayer via band 3-containing multiprotein complexes at the ankyrin- and actin-binding ends of spectrin. The membrane skeleton strengthens the lipid bilayer and endows the membrane with the durability and flexibility to survive in the circulation. In the 36 years since the first primitive model of the red cell skeleton was proposed, many additional proteins have been discovered, and their structures and interactions have been defined. However, almost nothing is known of the skeleton's physiology, and myriad questions about its structure remain, including questions concerning the structure of spectrin in situ, the way spectrin and other proteins bind to actin, how the membrane is assembled, the dynamics of the skeleton when the membrane is deformed or perturbed by parasites, the role lipids play, and variations in membrane structure in unique regions like lipid rafts. This knowledge is important because the red cell membrane skeleton is the model for spectrin-based membrane skeletons in all cells, and because defects in the red cell membrane skeleton underlie multiple hemolytic anemias.
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Kozlova Е, Chernysh А, Moroz V, Sergunova V, Gudkova О, Kuzovlev А. Nanodefects of membranes cause destruction of packed red blood cells during long-term storage. Exp Cell Res 2015; 337:192-201. [PMID: 26169694 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2015.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Packed red blood cells (PRBC) are used for blood transfusion. PRBC were stored for 30 days under 4 °С in hermetic blood bags with CPD anticoagulant-preservative solution. Hematocrit was 50-55%. The distortions of PRBC membranes nanostructure and cells morphology during storage were studied by atomic force microscopy. Basic measurements were performed at the day 2, 6, 9, 16, 23 and 30 of storage and additionally 2-3 days after it. Topological defects occurred on RBC membranes by day 9. They appeared as domains with grain-like structures ("grains") sized up to 200 nm. These domains were appeared in almost all cells. Later these domains merged and formed large defects on cells. It was the formation of domains with the "grains" which was onset process leading eventually to destruction of PRBC. Possible mechanisms of transformation of PRBC and their membrane are related to the alterations of spectrin cytoskeleton. During this storage period potassium ions and lactat concentrations increased, pH decreased, intracellular concentration of reduced glutathione diminished in the preservative solution. Changes of PRBC morphology were detected within the entire period of PRBC storage. Discocytes predominated at the days 1 and 2. By day 30 PRBC transformed into irreversible echinocytes and spheroechinocytes. Study of defects of membranes nanostructure may form the basis of assessing the quality of the stored PRBC. This method may allow to work out the best recommendations for blood transfusion.
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- Еlena Kozlova
- V.A. Negovsky Scientific Research Institute of General Reanimatology, Moscow, Russian Federation; I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- V.A. Negovsky Scientific Research Institute of General Reanimatology, Moscow, Russian Federation; I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- V.A. Negovsky Scientific Research Institute of General Reanimatology, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- V.A. Negovsky Scientific Research Institute of General Reanimatology, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- V.A. Negovsky Scientific Research Institute of General Reanimatology, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- V.A. Negovsky Scientific Research Institute of General Reanimatology, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Shimo H, Arjunan SNV, Machiyama H, Nishino T, Suematsu M, Fujita H, Tomita M, Takahashi K. Particle Simulation of Oxidation Induced Band 3 Clustering in Human Erythrocytes. PLoS Comput Biol 2015; 11:e1004210. [PMID: 26046580 PMCID: PMC4457884 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Oxidative stress mediated clustering of membrane protein band 3 plays an essential role in the clearance of damaged and aged red blood cells (RBCs) from the circulation. While a number of previous experimental studies have observed changes in band 3 distribution after oxidative treatment, the details of how these clusters are formed and how their properties change under different conditions have remained poorly understood. To address these issues, a framework that enables the simultaneous monitoring of the temporal and spatial changes following oxidation is needed. In this study, we established a novel simulation strategy that incorporates deterministic and stochastic reactions with particle reaction-diffusion processes, to model band 3 cluster formation at single molecule resolution. By integrating a kinetic model of RBC antioxidant metabolism with a model of band 3 diffusion, we developed a model that reproduces the time-dependent changes of glutathione and clustered band 3 levels, as well as band 3 distribution during oxidative treatment, observed in prior studies. We predicted that cluster formation is largely dependent on fast reverse reaction rates, strong affinity between clustering molecules, and irreversible hemichrome binding. We further predicted that under repeated oxidative perturbations, clusters tended to progressively grow and shift towards an irreversible state. Application of our model to simulate oxidation in RBCs with cytoskeletal deficiency also suggested that oxidation leads to more enhanced clustering compared to healthy RBCs. Taken together, our model enables the prediction of band 3 spatio-temporal profiles under various situations, thus providing valuable insights to potentially aid understanding mechanisms for removing senescent and premature RBCs. In order to maintain a steady internal environment, our bodies must be able to specifically recognize old and damaged red blood cells (RBCs), and remove them from the circulation in a timely manner. Clusters of membrane protein band 3, which form in response to elevated oxidative damage, serve as essential molecular markers that initiate this cell removal process. However, little is known about the details of how these clusters are formed and how their properties change under different conditions. To understand these mechanisms in detail, we developed a computational model that enables the prediction of the time course profiles of metabolic intermediates, as well as the visualization of the resulting band 3 distribution during oxidative treatment. Our model predictions were in good agreement with previous published experimental data, and provided predictive insights on the key factors of cluster formation. Furthermore, simulation experiments of the effects of multiple oxidative pulses and cytoskeletal defect using the model also suggested that clustering is enhanced under such conditions. Analyses using our model can provide hypotheses and suggest experiments to aid the understanding of the physiology of anemia-associated RBC disorders, and optimization of quality control of RBCs in stored blood.
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- Hanae Shimo
- Laboratory for Biochemical Simulation, RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory for Biochemical Simulation, RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center, Osaka, Japan
- Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
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- Laboratory for Biochemical Simulation, RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center, Osaka, Japan
- Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
- Department of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Laboratory for Biochemical Simulation, RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center, Osaka, Japan
- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
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Rinalducci S, Longo V, Ceci LR, Zolla L. Targeted quantitative phosphoproteomic analysis of erythrocyte membranes during blood bank storage. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2015; 50:326-335. [PMID: 25800014 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Revised: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/15/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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One of the hallmarks of blood bank stored red blood cells (RBCs) is the irreversible transition from a discoid to a spherocyte-like morphology with membrane perturbation and cytoskeleton disorders. Therefore, identification of the storage-associated modifications in the protein-protein interactions between the cytoskeleton and the lipid bilayer may contribute to enlighten the molecular mechanisms involved in the alterations of mechanical properties of stored RBCs. Here we report the results obtained analyzing RBCs after 0, 21 and 35 days of storage under standard blood banking conditions by label free mass spectrometry (MS)-based experiments. We could quantitatively measure changes in the phosphorylation level of crucial phosphopeptides belonging to β-spectrin, ankyrin-1, α-adducin, dematin, glycophorin A and glycophorin C proteins. Data have been validated by both western blotting and pseudo-Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM). Although each phosphopeptide showed a distinctive trend, a sharp increase in the phosphorylation level during the storage duration was observed. Phosphopeptide mapping and structural modeling analysis indicated that the phosphorylated residues localize in protein functional domains fundamental for the maintenance of membrane structural integrity. Along with previous morphological evidence acquired by electron microscopy, our results seem to indicate that 21-day storage may represent a key point for the molecular processes leading to the erythrocyte deformability reduction observed during blood storage. These findings could therefore be helpful in understanding and preventing the morphology-linked mechanisms responsible for the post-transfusion survival of preserved RBCs.
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- Sara Rinalducci
- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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Zhang B, Liu B, Zhang H, Wang J. Erythrocyte stiffness during morphological remodeling induced by carbon ion radiation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e112624. [PMID: 25401336 PMCID: PMC4234377 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The adverse effect induced by carbon ion radiation (CIR) is still an unavoidable hazard to the treatment object. Thus, evaluation of its adverse effects on the body is a critical problem with respect to radiation therapy. We aimed to investigate the change between the configuration and mechanical properties of erythrocytes induced by radiation and found differences in both the configuration and the mechanical properties with involving in morphological remodeling process. Syrian hamsters were subjected to whole-body irradiation with carbon ion beams (1, 2, 4, and 6 Gy) or X-rays (2, 4, 6, and 12 Gy) for 3, 14 and 28 days. Erythrocytes in peripheral blood and bone marrow were collected for cytomorphological analysis. The mechanical properties of the erythrocytes were determined using atomic force microscopy, and the expression of the cytoskeletal protein spectrin-α1 was analyzed via western blotting. The results showed that dynamic changes were evident in erythrocytes exposed to different doses of carbon ion beams compared with X-rays and the control (0 Gy). The magnitude of impairment of the cell number and cellular morphology manifested the subtle variation according to the irradiation dose. In particular, the differences in the size, shape and mechanical properties of the erythrocytes were well exhibited. Furthermore, immunoblot data showed that the expression of the cytoskeletal protein spectrin-α1 was changed after irradiation, and there was a common pattern among its substantive characteristics in the irradiated group. Based on these findings, the present study concluded that CIR could induce a change in mechanical properties during morphological remodeling of erythrocytes. According to the unique characteristics of the biomechanical categories, we deduce that changes in cytomorphology and mechanical properties can be measured to evaluate the adverse effects generated by tumor radiotherapy. Additionally, for the first time, the current study provides a new strategy for enhancing the assessment of the curative effects and safety of clinical radiotherapy, as well as reducing adverse effects.
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- Baoping Zhang
- School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Mechanics on Disaster and Environment in Western China, The Ministry of Education of China, Lanzhou University, 730000, PR China
- Institute of Biomechanics and Medical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Medical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
- Department of Heavy Ion Radiation Medicine, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- Department of Heavy Ion Radiation Medicine, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Mechanics on Disaster and Environment in Western China, The Ministry of Education of China, Lanzhou University, 730000, PR China
- Institute of Biomechanics and Medical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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Kozlova E, Chernysh A, Moroz V, Gudkova O, Sergunova V, Kuzovlev A. Transformation of membrane nanosurface of red blood cells under hemin action. Sci Rep 2014; 4:6033. [PMID: 25112597 PMCID: PMC4129419 DOI: 10.1038/srep06033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Hemin is the product of hemoglobin oxidation. Some diseases may lead to a formation of hemin. The accumulation of hemin causes destruction of red blood cells (RBC) membranes. In this study the process of development of topological defects of RBC membranes within the size range from nanoscale to microscale levels is shown. The formation of the grain-like structures in the membrane (“grains”) with typical sizes of 120–200 nm was experimentally shown. The process of formation of “grains” was dependent on the hemin concentration and incubation time. The possible mechanism of membrane nanostructure alterations is proposed. The kinetic equations of formation and transformation of small and medium topological defects were analyzed. This research can be used to study the cell intoxication and analyze the action of various agents on RBC membranes.
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- Elena Kozlova
- V.A. Negovsky Scientific Research Institute of General Reanimatology RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- V.A. Negovsky Scientific Research Institute of General Reanimatology RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- V.A. Negovsky Scientific Research Institute of General Reanimatology RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- V.A. Negovsky Scientific Research Institute of General Reanimatology RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- V.A. Negovsky Scientific Research Institute of General Reanimatology RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- V.A. Negovsky Scientific Research Institute of General Reanimatology RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Barvitenko NN, Aslam M, Filosa J, Matteucci E, Nikinmaa M, Pantaleo A, Saldanha C, Baskurt OK. Tissue oxygen demand in regulation of the behavior of the cells in the vasculature. Microcirculation 2014; 20:484-501. [PMID: 23441854 DOI: 10.1111/micc.12052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The control of arteriolar diameters in microvasculature has been in the focus of studies on mechanisms matching oxygen demand and supply at the tissue level. Functionally, important vascular elements include EC, VSMC, and RBC. Integration of these different cell types into functional units aimed at matching tissue oxygen supply with tissue oxygen demand is only achieved when all these cells can respond to the signals of tissue oxygen demand. Many vasoactive agents that serve as signals of tissue oxygen demand have their receptors on all these types of cells (VSMC, EC, and RBC) implying that there can be a coordinated regulation of their behavior by the tissue oxygen demand. Such functions of RBC as oxygen carrying by Hb, rheology, and release of vasoactive agents are considered. Several common extra- and intracellular signaling pathways that link tissue oxygen demand with control of VSMC contractility, EC permeability, and RBC functioning are discussed.
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Franke RP, Scharnweber T, Fuhrmann R, Wenzel F, Krüger A, Mrowietz C, Jung F. Effect of radiographic contrast media on the spectrin/band3-network of the membrane skeleton of erythrocytes. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89512. [PMID: 24586837 PMCID: PMC3933696 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The membrane of red blood cells consists of a phospholipid bilayer with embedded membrane proteins and is associated on the cytoplasmatic side with a network of proteins, the membrane skeleton. Band3 has an important role as centre of the functional complexes e.g. gas exchange complex and as element of attachment for the membrane skeleton maintaining membrane stability and flexibility. Up to now it is unclear if band3 is involved in the morphology change of red blood cells after contact with radiographic contrast media. The study revealed for the first time that Iopromide induced markedly more severe alterations of the membrane skeleton compared to Iodixanol whose effects were similar to erythrocytes suspended in autologous plasma. A remarkable clustering of band3 was found associated with an accumulation of band3 in spicules and also a sequestration of band3 to the extracellular space. This was evidently accompanied by a gross reduction of functional band3 complexes combined with a dissociation of spectrin from band3 leading to a loss of homogeneity of the spectrin network. It could be demonstrated for the first time that RCM not only induced echinocyte formation but also exocytosis of particles at least coated with band3.
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- Institute for Biological Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute for Transplantation Diagnostics and Cell Therapeutics, Medical Center of University Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biomaterial Science and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Teltow, Germany
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- Institute of Biomaterial Science and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Teltow, Germany
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Sonmez M, Ince HY, Yalcin O, Ajdžanović V, Spasojević I, Meiselman HJ, Baskurt OK. The effect of alcohols on red blood cell mechanical properties and membrane fluidity depends on their molecular size. PLoS One 2013; 8:e76579. [PMID: 24086751 PMCID: PMC3781072 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The role of membrane fluidity in determining red blood cell (RBC) deformability has been suggested by a number of studies. The present investigation evaluated alterations of RBC membrane fluidity, deformability and stability in the presence of four linear alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol) using ektacytometry and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. All alcohols had a biphasic effect on deformability such that it increased then decreased with increasing concentration; the critical concentration for reversal was an inverse function of molecular size. EPR results showed biphasic changes of near-surface fluidity (i.e., increase then decrease) and a decreased fluidity of the lipid core; rank order of effectiveness was butanol > propanol > ethanol > methanol, with a significant correlation between near-surface fluidity and deformability (r = 0.697; p<0.01). The presence of alcohol enhanced the impairment of RBC deformability caused by subjecting cells to 100 Pa shear stress for 300 s, with significant differences from control being observed at higher concentrations of all four alcohols. The level of hemolysis was dependent on molecular size and concentration, whereas echinocytic shape transformation (i.e., biconcave disc to crenated morphology) was observed only for ethanol and propanol. These results are in accordance with available data obtained on model membranes. They document the presence of mechanical links between RBC deformability and near-surface membrane fluidity, chain length-dependence of the ability of alcohols to alter RBC mechanical behavior, and the biphasic response of RBC deformability and near-surface membrane fluidity to increasing alcohol concentrations.
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- Melda Sonmez
- Koc University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Koc University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Shmukler BE, Hsu A, Alves J, Trudel M, Rust MB, Hubner CA, Rivera A, Alper SL. N-ethylmaleimide activates a Cl(-)-independent component of K(+) flux in mouse erythrocytes. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2013; 51:9-16. [PMID: 23481459 PMCID: PMC3646938 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2013.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The K-Cl cotransporters (KCCs) of mouse erythrocytes exhibit higher basal activity than those of human erythrocytes, but are similarly activated by cell swelling, by hypertonic urea, and by staurosporine. However, the dramatic stimulation of human erythroid KCCs by N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) is obscured in mouse erythrocytes by a prominent NEM-stimulated K(+) efflux that lacks Cl(-)-dependence. The NEM-sensitivity of Cl(-)-independent K(+) efflux of mouse erythrocytes is lower than that of KCC. The genetically engineered absence of the K-Cl cotransporters KCC3 and KCC1 from mouse erythrocytes does not modify Cl(-)-independent K(+) efflux. Mouse erythrocytes genetically devoid of the Gardos channel KCNN4 show increased NEM-sensitivity of both Cl(-)-independent K(+) efflux and K-Cl cotransport. The increased NEM-sensitivity and stimulation magnitude of Cl(-)-independent K(+) efflux in mouse erythrocytes expressing transgenic hypersickling human hemoglobin SAD (HbSAD) are independent of the presence of KCC3 and KCC1, but absence of KCNN4 reduces the stimulatory effect of HbSAD. NEM-stimulated Cl(-)-independent K(+) efflux of mouse red cells is insensitive to ouabain and bumetanide, but partially inhibited by chloroquine, barium, and amiloride. The NEM-stimulated activity is modestly reduced at pH6.0 but not significantly altered at pH8.0, and is abolished at 0°C. Although the molecular identity of this little-studied K(+) efflux pathway of mouse erythrocytes remains unknown, its potential role in the pathophysiology of sickle red cell dehydration will be important for the extrapolation of studies in mouse models of sickle cell disease to our understanding of humans with sickle cell anemia.
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- Boris E. Shmukler
- Divisions of Nephrology and Molecular and Vascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Divisions of Nephrology and Molecular and Vascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Molecular Genetics and Development, Faculte de Medecine, University of Montreal, Montreal
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- Neurobiology/Neurophysiology Group, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Divisions of Nephrology and Molecular and Vascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Bartonella spp. are facultative intracellular pathogens that employ a unique stealth infection strategy comprising immune evasion and modulation, intimate interaction with nucleated cells, and intraerythrocytic persistence. Infections with Bartonella are ubiquitous among mammals, and many species can infect humans either as their natural host or incidentally as zoonotic pathogens. Upon inoculation into a naive host, the bartonellae first colonize a primary niche that is widely accepted to involve the manipulation of nucleated host cells, e.g., in the microvasculature. Consistently, in vitro research showed that Bartonella harbors an ample arsenal of virulence factors to modulate the response of such cells, gain entrance, and establish an intracellular niche. Subsequently, the bacteria are seeded into the bloodstream where they invade erythrocytes and give rise to a typically asymptomatic intraerythrocytic bacteremia. While this course of infection is characteristic for natural hosts, zoonotic infections or the infection of immunocompromised patients may alter the path of Bartonella and result in considerable morbidity. In this review we compile current knowledge on the molecular processes underlying both the infection strategy and pathogenesis of Bartonella and discuss their connection to the clinical presentation of human patients, which ranges from minor complaints to life-threatening disease.
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- Alexander Harms
- Focal Area Infection Biology, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland
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Regulation of membrane-cytoskeletal interactions by tyrosine phosphorylation of erythrocyte band 3. Blood 2011; 117:5998-6006. [PMID: 21474668 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-11-317024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The cytoplasmic domain of band 3 serves as a center of erythrocyte membrane organization and constitutes the major substrate of erythrocyte tyrosine kinases. Tyrosine phosphorylation of band 3 is induced by several physiologic stimuli, including malaria parasite invasion, cell shrinkage, normal cell aging, and oxidant stress (thalassemias, sickle cell disease, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, etc). In an effort to characterize the biologic sequelae of band 3 tyrosine phosphorylation, we looked for changes in the polypeptide's function that accompany its phosphorylation. We report that tyrosine phosphorylation promotes dissociation of band 3 from the spectrin-actin skeleton as evidenced by: (1) a decrease in ankyrin affinity in direct binding studies, (2) an increase in detergent extractability of band 3 from ghosts, (3) a rise in band 3 cross-linkability by bis-sulfosuccinimidyl-suberate, (4) significant changes in erythrocyte morphology, and (5) elevation of the rate of band 3 diffusion in intact cells. Because release of band 3 from its ankyrin and adducin linkages to the cytoskeleton can facilitate changes in multiple membrane properties, tyrosine phosphorylation of band 3 is argued to enable adaptive changes in erythrocyte biology that permit the cell to respond to the above stresses.
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