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Shiomi A, Kaneko T, Nishikawa K, Tsuchida A, Isoshima T, Sato M, Toyooka K, Doi K, Nishikii H, Shintaku H. High-throughput mechanical phenotyping and transcriptomics of single cells. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3812. [PMID: 38760380 PMCID: PMC11101642 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48088-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024] Open
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The molecular system regulating cellular mechanical properties remains unexplored at single-cell resolution mainly due to a limited ability to combine mechanophenotyping with unbiased transcriptional screening. Here, we describe an electroporation-based lipid-bilayer assay for cell surface tension and transcriptomics (ELASTomics), a method in which oligonucleotide-labelled macromolecules are imported into cells via nanopore electroporation to assess the mechanical state of the cell surface and are enumerated by sequencing. ELASTomics can be readily integrated with existing single-cell sequencing approaches and enables the joint study of cell surface mechanics and underlying transcriptional regulation at an unprecedented resolution. We validate ELASTomics via analysis of cancer cell lines from various malignancies and show that the method can accurately identify cell types and assess cell surface tension. ELASTomics enables exploration of the relationships between cell surface tension, surface proteins, and transcripts along cell lineages differentiating from the haematopoietic progenitor cells of mice. We study the surface mechanics of cellular senescence and demonstrate that RRAD regulates cell surface tension in senescent TIG-1 cells. ELASTomics provides a unique opportunity to profile the mechanical and molecular phenotypes of single cells and can dissect the interplay among these in a range of biological contexts.
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- Akifumi Shiomi
- Cluster for Pioneering Research, RIKEN, Saitama, Japan
- Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Japan
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- Cluster for Pioneering Research, RIKEN, Saitama, Japan.
- Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Chemlal H, Bournine L, Mimoune S, Boufeniche S, Beddou L, Bensalem S, Iguer-Ouada M. Close relationship between high HbA 1c levels and methemoglobin generation in human erythrocytes: The enhancement of oxidative stress in the process. J Diabetes Complications 2023; 37:108543. [PMID: 37331270 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2023.108543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the effect of diabetic plasma on human red blood cells (RBCs) in order to highlight the amplification mechanisms of oxidative stress (OS) in relation to methemoglobin (metHb) production, a potential bio-indicator that could be related to diabetes disease. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Normal RBCs were co-incubated with the diabetic plasma of 24 patients at different HbA1c levels, for 0, 24, and 48 h in order to assess cell turbidity and hemoglobin (Hb) stability. Hb and metHb production were quantified inside and outside RBCs. Malonaldehyde (MDA) level and cell morphology were concomitantly evaluated. RESULTS The cell turbidity was significantly decreased in the group co-incubated with diabetic plasma at high HbA1c levels (0.074 ± 0.010 AU) compared to the control group (0.446 ± 0.019 AU). A significant decrease in intracellular Hb (0.390 ± 0.075 AU) and its stability (0.600 ± 0.001 AU) were revealed. Also, we found an important increase of metHb levels inside RBCs (0.186 ± 0.017 AU) and in its supernatant (0.086 ± 0.020 AU) after 48 h. Consequently, MDA absorbance increased significantly (0.320 ± 0.040 AU) in RBCs exposed to diabetic plasma with high HbA1c. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that poor glycemic control in diabetes leads to metHb generation which is the main factor of the OS amplification.
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- Hanane Chemlal
- Laboratoire de Gestion et Valorisation des Ressources Naturelles et Assurances Qualités, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et des Sciences de la Terre, Université de Bouira, 10000 Bouira, Algeria.
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- Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Végétales et Ethnobotanique, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université de Bejaia, 06000 Bejaia, Algeria; Département des Sciences Biologiques, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et des Sciences de la Terre, Université de Bouira, 10000 Bouira, Algeria.
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- Laboratoire Associé en Ecosystèmes Marins et Aquacoles, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université de Bejaia, 06000 Bejaia, Algeria
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- Laboratoire Associé en Ecosystèmes Marins et Aquacoles, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université de Bejaia, 06000 Bejaia, Algeria
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bejaia, 06000 Bejaia, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Végétales et Ethnobotanique, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université de Bejaia, 06000 Bejaia, Algeria
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- Laboratoire Associé en Ecosystèmes Marins et Aquacoles, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université de Bejaia, 06000 Bejaia, Algeria
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Das D, Sen S, Sen K. Disparity of selenourea and selenocystine on methaemoglobinemia in non-diabetics and diabetics. J Biochem 2021; 169:371-382. [PMID: 33063115 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvaa115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Organoselenium drugs like selenourea (SeU) and selenocystine (SeC) are found to exhibit several medicinal properties and have reported roles in the field of cancer prevention. However, studies related to their interactions with the major erythroid protein, haemoglobin (HbA) are still in dearth despite being of prime importance. In view of this, it was considered essential to investigate the interaction of these two anticancer drugs with Hb. Both the drugs showed significant changes in absorption spectra of Hb at wavelength of maximum absorption (λmax) 630 nm. SeU itself had no effect on the absorbance value at 630 nm with respect to time even with 400 µM concentration. However, it was rapidly converted to nanoselenium in presence of nitrite and there was an increase in the absorbance rate at 630 nm from 3.39 × 10-3 min-1 (without nitrite) to 8.94 × 10-3 min-1 in presence of nitrite (200 µM) owing to the generation of reactive oxygen species in the medium. Although the generation and increase in peak intensity at 630 nm in Hb generally indicates the formation and rise in the levels of methaemoglobin (metHb), nanoselenium was observed to follow a different path. Instead of causing oxidation of Fe2+ to Fe3+ responsible for metHb formation, nanoselenium was found to interact with the protein part, thereby causing changes in its secondary structure which is reflected in the increasing absorbance at 630 nm. SeC, however, showed a different effect. It was shown to act as a novel agent to reduce nitrite-induced metHb formation in a dose-dependent manner. The efficiency of SeC was again found to be less in diabetic blood samples as compared to the non-diabetic ones. For similar ratio of metHb to SeC (1:8), % reduction of metHb was found to be 27.46 ± 0.82 and 16.1 ± 2.4 for non-diabetic and diabetic samples, respectively, with a two tailed P-value much <0.05 which implies that the data are highly significant.
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- Debashree Das
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 92, APC Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700009, India
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- KPC Medical College and Hospital, 1F, Raja Subodh Chandra Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 92, APC Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700009, India
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Ichikawa J, Koshino I, Arashiki N, Nakamura F, Komori M. Storage-Related Changes in Autologous Whole Blood and Irradiated Allogeneic Red Blood Cells and Their Ex Vivo Effects on Deformability, Indices, and Density of Circulating Erythrocytes in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021; 36:855-861. [PMID: 34253445 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Blood-processing techniques and preservation conditions cause storage lesions, possibly leading to adverse outcomes after transfusion. The authors investigated the metabolic changes and deformability of red blood cells (RBCs) during storage and determined the effect of storage lesions on circulating RBCs during cardiac surgery. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Tertiary care center affiliated with a university hospital. PARTICIPANTS Adults who underwent elective cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass. INTERVENTIONS The authors collected aliquots of autologous and irradiated allogeneic RBCs and blood samples from seven patients who received autologous whole blood and nine patients who received irradiated allogeneic RBCs before incision (baseline), at the start and end of cardiopulmonary bypass, and at completion of surgery. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The authors analyzed RBC deformability, erythrocyte indices, and density distribution to evaluate blood banking-induced alterations of autologous and allogeneic RBCs and changes in circulating RBCs in recipients, after blood transfusion. Time-dependent biochemical changes and significant decreases in deformability during storage occurred in both groups; however, homologous RBCs had significantly lower deformability than autologous RBCs. Trends in mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration differed in both groups. In the homologous transfusion group, during cardiac surgery, RBC deformability, mean corpuscular volume, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration showed significant changes compared with baseline values, and a greater number of denser subpopulations was observed at surgery completion. CONCLUSIONS Blood-processing techniques contribute to storage lesions, suggesting that transfusion of autologous whole blood, rather than allogeneic RBCs, could maintain the ability of circulating RBCs to deform and lead to potentially better transfusion outcomes.
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- Junko Ichikawa
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan
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Turpin C, Catan A, Meilhac O, Bourdon E, Canonne-Hergaux F, Rondeau P. Erythrocytes: Central Actors in Multiple Scenes of Atherosclerosis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22115843. [PMID: 34072544 PMCID: PMC8198892 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The development and progression of atherosclerosis (ATH) involves lipid accumulation, oxidative stress and both vascular and blood cell dysfunction. Erythrocytes, the main circulating cells in the body, exert determinant roles in the gas transport between tissues. Erythrocytes have long been considered as simple bystanders in cardiovascular diseases, including ATH. This review highlights recent knowledge concerning the role of erythrocytes being more than just passive gas carriers, as potent contributors to atherosclerotic plaque progression. Erythrocyte physiology and ATH pathology is first described. Then, a specific chapter delineates the numerous links between erythrocytes and atherogenesis. In particular, we discuss the impact of extravasated erythrocytes in plaque iron homeostasis with potential pathological consequences. Hyperglycaemia is recognised as a significant aggravating contributor to the development of ATH. Then, a special focus is made on glycoxidative modifications of erythrocytes and their role in ATH. This chapter includes recent data proposing glycoxidised erythrocytes as putative contributors to enhanced atherothrombosis in diabetic patients.
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- Chloé Turpin
- Diabète Athérothrombose Thérapies Réunion Océan Indien (DéTROI), INSERM, UMR 1188, Université de La Réunion, 97400 Saint Denis, France; (C.T.); (A.C.); (O.M.); (E.B.)
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- Diabète Athérothrombose Thérapies Réunion Océan Indien (DéTROI), INSERM, UMR 1188, Université de La Réunion, 97400 Saint Denis, France; (C.T.); (A.C.); (O.M.); (E.B.)
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- Diabète Athérothrombose Thérapies Réunion Océan Indien (DéTROI), INSERM, UMR 1188, Université de La Réunion, 97400 Saint Denis, France; (C.T.); (A.C.); (O.M.); (E.B.)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion, 97400 Saint Denis, France
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- Diabète Athérothrombose Thérapies Réunion Océan Indien (DéTROI), INSERM, UMR 1188, Université de La Réunion, 97400 Saint Denis, France; (C.T.); (A.C.); (O.M.); (E.B.)
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- Diabète Athérothrombose Thérapies Réunion Océan Indien (DéTROI), INSERM, UMR 1188, Université de La Réunion, 97400 Saint Denis, France; (C.T.); (A.C.); (O.M.); (E.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +262(0)-2-62-93-88-43; Fax: +262-(0)-2-62-93-88-01
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Cao H, Antonopoulos A, Henderson S, Wassall H, Brewin J, Masson A, Shepherd J, Konieczny G, Patel B, Williams ML, Davie A, Forrester MA, Hall L, Minter B, Tampakis D, Moss M, Lennon C, Pickford W, Erwig L, Robertson B, Dell A, Brown GD, Wilson HM, Rees DC, Haslam SM, Alexandra Rowe J, Barker RN, Vickers MA. Red blood cell mannoses as phagocytic ligands mediating both sickle cell anaemia and malaria resistance. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1792. [PMID: 33741926 PMCID: PMC7979802 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21814-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In both sickle cell disease and malaria, red blood cells (RBCs) are phagocytosed in the spleen, but receptor-ligand pairs mediating uptake have not been identified. Here, we report that patches of high mannose N-glycans (Man5-9GlcNAc2), expressed on diseased or oxidized RBC surfaces, bind the mannose receptor (CD206) on phagocytes to mediate clearance. We find that extravascular hemolysis in sickle cell disease correlates with high mannose glycan levels on RBCs. Furthermore, Plasmodium falciparum-infected RBCs expose surface mannose N-glycans, which occur at significantly higher levels on infected RBCs from sickle cell trait subjects compared to those lacking hemoglobin S. The glycans are associated with high molecular weight complexes and protease-resistant, lower molecular weight fragments containing spectrin. Recognition of surface N-linked high mannose glycans as a response to cellular stress is a molecular mechanism common to both the pathogenesis of sickle cell disease and resistance to severe malaria in sickle cell trait.
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- Huan Cao
- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.476695.f0000 0004 0495 4557Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.46699.340000 0004 0391 9020Department of Haematology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK
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- grid.417581.e0000 0000 8678 4766Department of Haematology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.7445.20000 0001 2113 8111Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.13097.3c0000 0001 2322 6764Centre for Biological Engineering, School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University and Division of Cancer Studies, King’s College London, London, UK
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- grid.476695.f0000 0004 0495 4557Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.7445.20000 0001 2113 8111Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- grid.46699.340000 0004 0391 9020Department of Haematology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK
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- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK ,grid.8391.30000 0004 1936 8024Medical Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology at the University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.46699.340000 0004 0391 9020Department of Haematology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK
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- grid.7445.20000 0001 2113 8111Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- grid.4305.20000 0004 1936 7988Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- grid.7107.10000 0004 1936 7291School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK ,grid.476695.f0000 0004 0495 4557Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, Aberdeen, UK ,grid.417581.e0000 0000 8678 4766Department of Haematology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
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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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Caduff A, Ben Ishai P, Feldman Y. Continuous noninvasive glucose monitoring; water as a relevant marker of glucose uptake in vivo. Biophys Rev 2019; 11:1017-1035. [PMID: 31741172 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-019-00601-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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With diabetes set to become the number 3 killer in the Western hemisphere and proportionally growing in other parts of the world, the subject of noninvasive monitoring of glucose dynamics in blood remains a "hot" topic, with the involvement of many groups worldwide. There is a plethora of techniques involved in this academic push, but the so-called multisensor system with an impedance-based core seems to feature increasingly strongly. However, the symmetrical structure of the glucose molecule and its shielding by the smaller dipoles of water would suggest that this option should be less enticing. Yet there is enough phenomenological evidence to suggest that impedance-based methods are truly sensitive to the biophysical effects of glucose variations in the blood. We have been trying to answer this very fundamental conundrum: "Why is impedance or dielectric spectroscopy sensitive to glucose concentration changes in the blood and why can this be done over a very broad frequency band, including microwaves?" The vistas for medical diagnostics are very enticing. There have been a significant number of papers published that look seriously at this problem. In this review, we want to summarize this body of research and the underlying mechanisms and propose a perspective toward utilizing the phenomena. It is our impression that the current world view on the dielectric response of glucose in solution, as outlined below, will support the further evolution and implementation toward practical noninvasive glucose monitoring solutions.
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- Andreas Caduff
- Applied Physics Department and the Center for Electromagnetic Research and Characterization, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Physics, Ariel University, 40700, Ariel, Israel
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- Applied Physics Department and the Center for Electromagnetic Research and Characterization, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Ichikawa J, Koshino I, Arashiki N, Nakamura F, Komori M. Changes in Erythrocyte Morphology at Initiation of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Without Blood Transfusion Were Not Associated With Less Deformability During Cardiac Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2019; 33:2960-2967. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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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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ATP11C T418N, a gene mutation causing congenital hemolytic anemia, reduces flippase activity due to improper membrane trafficking. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 516:705-712. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.06.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Zhu C, Shi W, Daleke DL, Baker LA. Monitoring dynamic spiculation in red blood cells with scanning ion conductance microscopy. Analyst 2019; 143:1087-1093. [PMID: 29384152 DOI: 10.1039/c7an01986f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Phospholipids are critical structural components of the membrane of human erythrocytes and their asymmetric transbilayer distribution is essential for normal cell functions. Phospholipid asymmetry is maintained by transporters that shuttle phospholipids between the inner leaflet and the outer leaflet of the membrane bilayer. When an exogenous, short acyl chain, phosphatidylcholine (PC) or phosphatidylserine (PS) is incorporated into erythrocytes, a discocyte-to-echinocyte shape change is induced. PC treated cells remain echinocytic, while PS treated cells return to discocytes, and eventually stomatocytes, due to the action of an inwardly directed transporter. These morphological changes have been well studied by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy in the past few decades. However, most of this research is based on the glutaraldehyde fixed cells, which limits the dynamic study in discrete time points instead of continuous single cell measurements. Scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) is a scanning probe technique which is ideal for live cell imaging due to high resolution, in situ and non-contact scanning. To better understand these phospholipid-induced morphological changes, SICM was used to scan the morphological change of human erythrocytes after the incorporation of exogenous dilauroylphosphatidylserine (DLPS) and the results revealed single cell dynamic morphological changes and the movement of spicules on the membrane surface.
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- Cheng Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
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Ichikawa J, Koshino I, Komori M. Dose-dependent effect of stored-blood transfusions on recipient red blood cell indices, deformability and density. Vox Sang 2018; 114:174-177. [DOI: 10.1111/vox.12742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Revised: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Junko Ichikawa
- Department of Anesthesiology; Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry; Tokyo Women's Medical University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology; Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East; Tokyo Japan
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Oxidative Stress in Autistic Children Alters Erythrocyte Shape in the Absence of Quantitative Protein Alterations and of Loss of Membrane Phospholipid Asymmetry. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2018; 2018:6430601. [PMID: 30607218 PMCID: PMC6252219 DOI: 10.1155/2018/6430601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Red blood cells (RBCs) from people affected by autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a target of oxidative stress. By scanning electron microscopy, we analyzed RBC morphology from 22 ASD children and show here that only 47.5 ± 3.33% of RBC displayed the typical biconcave shape, as opposed to 87.5 ± 1.3% (mean ± SD) of RBC from 21 sex- and age-matched healthy typically developing (TD) controls. Codocytes and star-shaped cells accounted for about 30% of all abnormally shaped ASD erythrocytes. RBC shape alterations were independent of the anticoagulant used (Na2-EDTA or heparin) and of different handling procedures preceding glutaraldehyde fixation, thus suggesting that they were not artefactual. Incubation for 24 h in the presence of antioxidants restored normal morphology in most erythrocytes from ASD patients. By Coomassie staining, as well as Western blotting analysis of relevant proteins playing a key role in the membrane-cytoskeleton organization, we were unable to find differences in RBC ghost composition between ASD and normal subjects. Phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure towards the extracellular membrane domain was examined in both basal and erythroptosis-inducing conditions. No differences were found between ASD and TD samples except when the aminophospholipid translocase was blocked by N-ethylmaleimide, upon which an increased amount of PS was found to face the outer membrane in RBC from ASD. These complex data are discussed in the light of the current understanding of the mode by which oxidative stress might affect erythrocyte shape in ASD and in other pathological conditions.
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The localization of α-synuclein in the process of differentiation of human erythroid cells. Int J Hematol 2018; 108:130-138. [PMID: 29691802 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-018-2457-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Although the neuronal protein α-synuclein (α-syn) is thought to play a central role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD), its physiological function remains unknown. It is known that α-syn is also abundantly expressed in erythrocytes. However, its role in erythrocytes is also unknown. In the present study, we investigated the localization of α-syn in human erythroblasts and erythrocytes. Protein expression of α-syn increased during terminal differentiation of erythroblasts (from day 7 to day 13), whereas its mRNA level peaked at day 11. α-syn was detected in the nucleus, and was also seen in the cytoplasm and at the plasma membrane after day 11. In erythroblasts undergoing nucleus extrusion (day 13), α-syn was detected at the periphery of the nucleus. Interestingly, we found that recombinant α-syn binds to trypsinized inside-out vesicles of erythrocytes and phosphatidylserine (PS) liposomes. The dissociation constants for binding to PS/phosphatidylcholine (PC) liposomes of N-terminally acetylated (NAc) α-syn was lower than that of non NAc α-syn. This suggests that N-terminal acetylation plays a significant functional role. The results of the present study collectively suggest that α-syn is involved in the enucleation of erythroblasts and the stabilization of erythroid membranes.
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Maintenance and regulation of asymmetric phospholipid distribution in human erythrocyte membranes: implications for erythrocyte functions. Curr Opin Hematol 2017; 24:167-172. [PMID: 28118222 DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The article summarizes new insights into the molecular mechanisms for the maintenance and regulation of the asymmetric distribution of phospholipids in human erythrocyte membranes. We focus on phosphatidylserine, which is primarily found in the inner leaflet of the membrane lipid bilayer under low Ca conditions (<1 μmol/l) and is exposed to the outer leaflet under elevated Ca concentrations (>1 μmol/l), when cells become senescent. Clarification of the molecular basis of phosphatidylserine flipping and scrambling is important for addressing long-standing questions regarding phosphatidylserine functions. RECENT FINDINGS ATP11C, a P-IV ATPase, has been identified as a major flippase in analyses of patient erythrocytes with a 90% reduction in flippase activity. Phospholipid scramblase 1 (PLSCR1) has been defined as a Ca-activated scramblase that is completely suppressed by membrane cholesterol under low Ca concentrations. SUMMARY For survival, phosphatidylserine surface exposure is prevented by cholesterol-mediated suppression of PLSCR1 under low Ca concentrations, irrespective of flipping by ATP11C. In senescent erythrocytes, PLSCR1 is activated by elevated Ca, resulting in phosphatidylserine exposure, allowing macrophage phagocytosis. These recent molecular findings establish the importance of the maintenance and regulation of phosphatidylserine distribution for both the survival and death of human erythrocytes.
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Nigra AD, Santander VS, Dircio-Maldonado R, Amaiden MR, Monesterolo NE, Flores-Guzmán P, Muhlberger T, Rivelli JF, Campetelli AN, Mayani H, Casale CH. Tubulin is retained throughout the human hematopoietic/erythroid cell differentiation process and plays a structural role in sedimentable fraction of mature erythrocytes. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2017; 91:29-36. [PMID: 28855121 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2017.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Revised: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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We investigated the properties of tubulin present in the sedimentable fraction ("Sed-tub") of human erythrocytes, and tracked the location and organization of tubulin in various types of cells during the process of hematopoietic/erythroid differentiation. Sed-tub was sensitive to taxol/nocodazole (drugs that modify microtubule assembly/disassembly), but was organized as part of a protein network rather than in typical microtubule form. This network had a non-uniform "connected-ring" structure, with tubulin localized in the connection areas and associated with other proteins. When tubulin was eliminated from Sed-tub fraction, this connected-ring structure disappeared. Spectrin, a major protein component in Sed-tub fraction, formed a complex with tubulin. During hematopoietic differentiation, tubulin shifts from typical microtubule structure (in pro-erythroblasts) to a disorganized structure (in later stages), and is retained in reticulocytes following enucleation. Thus, tubulin is not completely lost when erythrocytes mature; it continues to play a structural role in the Sed-tub fraction.
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- Ayelén D Nigra
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina
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- Hematopoietic Stem Cells Laboratory, Oncology Research Unit, IMSS National Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina
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- Hematopoietic Stem Cells Laboratory, Oncology Research Unit, IMSS National Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina
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- Hematopoietic Stem Cells Laboratory, Oncology Research Unit, IMSS National Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina.
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Levy E, Barshtein G, Livshits L, Ishai PB, Feldman Y. Dielectric Response of Cytoplasmic Water and Its Connection to the Vitality of Human Red Blood Cells: I. Glucose Concentration Influence. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:10214-10220. [PMID: 27618444 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b06996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The vitality of red blood cells depends on the process control of glucose homeostasis, including the membrane's ability to "switch off" d-glucose uptake at the physiologically specific concentration of 10-12 mM. We present a comprehensive study of human erythrocytes suspended in buffer solutions with varying concentrations of d-glucose at room temperature, using microwave dielectric spectroscopy (0.5 GHz-50 GHz) and cell deformability characterization (the Elongation ratio). By use of mixture formulas the contribution of the cytoplasm to the dielectric spectra was isolated. It reveals a strong dependence on the concentration of buffer d-glucose. Tellingly, the concentration 10-12 mM is revealed as a critical point in the behavior. The dielectric response of cytoplasm depends on dipole-matrix interactions between water structures and moieties, like ATP, produced during glycolysis. Subsequently, it is a marker of cellular health. One would hope that this mechanism could provide a new vista on noninvasive glucose monitoring.
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- Evgeniya Levy
- Department of Applied Physics, The Rachel and Selim Benin School of Engineering and Computer Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Edmond J. Safra Campus, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, IMRIC, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Ein Kerem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, IMRIC, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Ein Kerem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Rachel and Selim Benin School of Engineering and Computer Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Edmond J. Safra Campus, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.,Department of Physics, Ariel University , P.O.B. 3, Ariel 40700, Israel
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Rachel and Selim Benin School of Engineering and Computer Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Edmond J. Safra Campus, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Arashiki N, Saito M, Koshino I, Kamata K, Hale J, Mohandas N, Manno S, Takakuwa Y. An Unrecognized Function of Cholesterol: Regulating the Mechanism Controlling Membrane Phospholipid Asymmetry. Biochemistry 2016; 55:3504-3513. [PMID: 27267274 PMCID: PMC5288641 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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An asymmetric distribution of phospholipids in the membrane bilayer is inseparable from physiological functions, including shape preservation and survival of erythrocytes, and by implication other cells. Aminophospholipids, notably phosphatidylserine (PS), are confined to the inner leaflet of the erythrocyte membrane lipid bilayer by the ATP-dependent flippase enzyme, ATP11C, counteracting the activity of an ATP-independent scramblase. Phospholipid scramblase 1 (PLSCR1), a single-transmembrane protein, was previously reported to possess scrambling activity in erythrocytes. However, its function was cast in doubt by the retention of scramblase activity in erythrocytes of knockout mice lacking this protein. We show that in the human erythrocyte PLSCR1 is the predominant scramblase and by reconstitution into liposomes that its activity resides in the transmembrane domain. At or below physiological intracellular calcium concentrations, total suppression of flippase activity nevertheless leaves the membrane asymmetry undisturbed. When liposomes or erythrocytes are depleted of cholesterol (a reversible process in the case of erythrocytes), PS quickly appears at the outer surface, implying that cholesterol acts in the cell as a powerful scramblase inhibitor. Thus, our results bring to light a previously unsuspected function of cholesterol in regulating phospholipid scrambling.
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- Nobuto Arashiki
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-Cho, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-Cho, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-Cho, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-Cho, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-Cho, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
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- Red Cell Physiology Laboratory, New York Blood Center, New York, New York 10021, United States
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- Red Cell Physiology Laboratory, New York Blood Center, New York, New York 10021, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-Cho, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-Cho, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
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Alterations of hemorheological parameters and tubulin content in erythrocytes from diabetic subjects. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2016; 74:109-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2016.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Revised: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Arashiki N, Takakuwa Y, Mohandas N, Hale J, Yoshida K, Ogura H, Utsugisawa T, Ohga S, Miyano S, Ogawa S, Kojima S, Kanno H. ATP11C is a major flippase in human erythrocytes and its defect causes congenital hemolytic anemia. Haematologica 2016; 101:559-65. [PMID: 26944472 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2016.142273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Phosphatidylserine is localized exclusively to the inner leaflet of the membrane lipid bilayer of most cells, including erythrocytes. This asymmetric distribution is critical for the survival of erythrocytes in circulation since externalized phosphatidylserine is a phagocytic signal for splenic macrophages. Flippases are P-IV ATPase family proteins that actively transport phosphatidylserine from the outer to inner leaflet. It has not yet been determined which of the 14 members of this family of proteins is the flippase in human erythrocytes. Herein, we report that ATP11C encodes a major flippase in human erythrocytes, and a genetic mutation identified in a male patient caused congenital hemolytic anemia inherited as an X-linked recessive trait. Phosphatidylserine internalization in erythrocytes with the mutant ATP11C was decreased 10-fold compared to that of the control, functionally establishing that ATP11C is a major flippase in human erythrocytes. Contrary to our expectations phosphatidylserine was retained in the inner leaflet of the majority of mature erythrocytes from both controls and the patient, suggesting that phosphatidylserine cannot be externalized as long as scramblase is inactive. Phosphatidylserine-exposing cells were found only in the densest senescent cells (0.1% of total) in which scramblase was activated by increased Ca(2+) concentration: the percentage of these phosphatidylserine-exposing cells was increased in the patient's senescent cells accounting for his mild anemia. Furthermore, the finding of similar extents of phosphatidylserine exposure by exogenous Ca(2+)-activated scrambling in both control erythrocytes and the patient's erythrocytes implies that suppressed scramblase activity rather than flippase activity contributes to the maintenance of phosphatidylserine in the inner leaflet of human erythrocytes.
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- Nobuto Arashiki
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
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- Red Cell Physiology Laboratory, New York Blood Center, NY, USA
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- Red Cell Physiology Laboratory, New York Blood Center, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Processing, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Processing, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Japan
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- Laboratory of DNA Information Analysis, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Processing, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan Division of Genomic Medicine, Department of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
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Viskupicova J, Blaskovic D, Galiniak S, Soszyński M, Bartosz G, Horakova L, Sadowska-Bartosz I. Effect of high glucose concentrations on human erythrocytes in vitro. Redox Biol 2015; 5:381-387. [PMID: 26141922 PMCID: PMC4506982 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2015.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2015] [Revised: 06/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Exposure to high glucose concentrations in vitro is often employed as a model for understanding erythrocyte modifications in diabetes. However, effects of such experiments may be affected by glucose consumption during prolonged incubation and changes of cellular parameters conditioned by impaired energy balance. The aim of this study was to compare alterations in various red cell parameters in this type of experiment to differentiate between those affected by glycoxidation and those affected by energy imbalance. Erythrocytes were incubated with 5, 45 or 100 mM glucose for up to 72 h. High glucose concentrations intensified lipid peroxidation and loss of activities of erythrocyte enzymes (glutathione S-transferase and glutathione reductase). On the other hand, hemolysis, eryptosis, calcium accumulation, loss of glutathione and increase in the GSSG/GSH ratio were attenuated by high glucose apparently due to maintenance of energy supply to the cells. Loss of plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase activity and decrease in superoxide production were not affected by glucose concentration, being seemingly determined by processes independent of both glycoxidation and energy depletion. These results point to the necessity of careful interpretation of data obtained in experiments, in which erythrocytes are subject to treatment with high glucose concentrations in vitro. Erythrocytes were incubated for up to 72 h in 5 mM, 45 mM and 100 mM glucose. High glucose concentrations intensified lipid peroxidation. High glucose attenuated hemolysis, eryptosis, Ca2+ accumulation and glutathione loss. Glucose is a glycating agent but also energy source. Results of exposure to high glucose should be interpreted with care.
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- Jana Viskupicova
- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 841 01 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 841 01 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture, University of Rzeszow, Zelwerowicza St. 4, PL 35-601 Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska St. 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture, University of Rzeszow, Zelwerowicza St. 4, PL 35-601 Rzeszow, Poland,; Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska St. 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 841 01 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture, University of Rzeszow, Zelwerowicza St. 4, PL 35-601 Rzeszow, Poland,.
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Spectrin and phospholipids - the current picture of their fascinating interplay. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2014; 19:158-79. [PMID: 24569979 PMCID: PMC6276000 DOI: 10.2478/s11658-014-0185-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The spectrin-based membrane skeleton is crucial for the mechanical stability and resilience of erythrocytes. It mainly contributes to membrane integrity, protein organization and trafficking. Two transmembrane protein macro-complexes that are linked together by spectrin tetramers play a crucial role in attaching the membrane skeleton to the cell membrane, but they are not exclusive. Considerable experimental data have shown that direct interactions between spectrin and membrane lipids are important for cell membrane cohesion. Spectrin is a multidomain, multifunctional protein with several distinctive structural regions, including lipid-binding sites within CH tandem domains, a PH domain, and triple helical segments, which are excellent examples of ligand specificity hidden in a regular repetitive structure, as recently shown for the ankyrin-sensitive lipid-binding domain of beta spectrin. In this review, we summarize the state of knowledge about interactions between spectrin and membrane lipids.
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Da Costa L, Galimand J, Fenneteau O, Mohandas N. Hereditary spherocytosis, elliptocytosis, and other red cell membrane disorders. Blood Rev 2013; 27:167-78. [PMID: 23664421 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2013.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hereditary spherocytosis and elliptocytosis are the two most common inherited red cell membrane disorders resulting from mutations in genes encoding various red cell membrane and skeletal proteins. Red cell membrane, a composite structure composed of lipid bilayer linked to spectrin-based membrane skeleton is responsible for the unique features of flexibility and mechanical stability of the cell. Defects in various proteins involved in linking the lipid bilayer to membrane skeleton result in loss in membrane cohesion leading to surface area loss and hereditary spherocytosis while defects in proteins involved in lateral interactions of the spectrin-based skeleton lead to decreased mechanical stability, membrane fragmentation and hereditary elliptocytosis. The disease severity is primarily dependent on the extent of membrane surface area loss. Both these diseases can be readily diagnosed by various laboratory approaches that include red blood cell cytology, flow cytometry, ektacytometry, electrophoresis of the red cell membrane proteins, and mutational analysis of gene encoding red cell membrane proteins.
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- Lydie Da Costa
- AP-HP, Service d'Hématologie Biologique, Hôpital R. Debré, Paris, F-75019, France.
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Boss D, Hoffmann A, Rappaz B, Depeursinge C, Magistretti PJ, Van de Ville D, Marquet P. Spatially-resolved eigenmode decomposition of red blood cells membrane fluctuations questions the role of ATP in flickering. PLoS One 2012; 7:e40667. [PMID: 22899990 PMCID: PMC3416845 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2012] [Accepted: 06/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Red blood cells (RBCs) present unique reversible shape deformability, essential for both function and survival, resulting notably in cell membrane fluctuations (CMF). These CMF have been subject of many studies in order to obtain a better understanding of these remarkable biomechanical membrane properties altered in some pathological states including blood diseases. In particular the discussion over the thermal or metabolic origin of the CMF has led in the past to a large number of investigations and modeling. However, the origin of the CMF is still debated. In this article, we present an analysis of the CMF of RBCs by combining digital holographic microscopy (DHM) with an orthogonal subspace decomposition of the imaging data. These subspace components can be reliably identified and quantified as the eigenmode basis of CMF that minimizes the deformation energy of the RBC structure. By fitting the observed fluctuation modes with a theoretical dynamic model, we find that the CMF are mainly governed by the bending elasticity of the membrane and that shear and tension elasticities have only a marginal influence on the membrane fluctations of the discocyte RBC. Further, our experiments show that the role of ATP as a driving force of CMF is questionable. ATP, however, seems to be required to maintain the unique biomechanical properties of the RBC membrane that lead to thermally excited CMF.
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- Daniel Boss
- Brain Mind Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
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