TY - JOUR
T1 - WASP is involved in proliferation and differentiation of human haemopoietic progenitors in vitro
AU - Kajiwara, Mlchiko
AU - Nonoyama, Sliigeaki
AU - Ecuchi, Mltsuoki
AU - Morio, Tomohiro
AU - Imai, Kohsuke
AU - Okawa, Hiroji
AU - Kaneko, Masafumi
AU - Masahiro Sako, L.
AU - Oiiga, Shouichi
AU - Maeda, Miho
AU - Hmi, Siiigeyoshi
AU - Hashimito, Hlsako
AU - Slhbuya, Alsusiji
AU - Ochs, Hans D.
AU - Nakahata, Tatsutoshi
AU - Yata, Jun Ichi
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is an X-linked recessive disorder characterized by thrombocytopenia, immunodeficiency and eczema. X-linked thrombocytopenia (XLT) is a mild form of WAS with isolated thrombocytopenia. Both phenotypes are caused by mutation of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) gene. In this study we investigated the role of WASP in the differentiation of CD34-positive (CD34+) cells isolated from the bone marrow of patients with WAS (n= 5) or with XLT (n=4). Megakaryocyte colony formation was significantly decreased in patients with WAS when compared with normal controls. The formation of granulocyte-macrophage colonies and erythroid bursts were also decreased in WAS patients. In contrast, in XLT patients, formation of all these colonies was normal. However, in vitro proplatelet formation of megakaryocytes induced by thrombopoietin was markedly decreased in both XLT and WAS. Electron microscopic examination revealed that megakaryocytes obtained from WAS or XLT patients grown in vitro had abnormal morphologic features, which seemed to be caused by defective actin cytoskeletal organization, including labyrinth-like structures of the demarcation membrane system and deviated distribution of the α-granules and demarcation membrane system. These observations indicate that WASP is involved in the proliferation and differentiation of CD34+ haemopoietic progenitor cells probably by its participation in signal transduction and in the regulation of the cytoskeleton.
AB - The Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is an X-linked recessive disorder characterized by thrombocytopenia, immunodeficiency and eczema. X-linked thrombocytopenia (XLT) is a mild form of WAS with isolated thrombocytopenia. Both phenotypes are caused by mutation of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) gene. In this study we investigated the role of WASP in the differentiation of CD34-positive (CD34+) cells isolated from the bone marrow of patients with WAS (n= 5) or with XLT (n=4). Megakaryocyte colony formation was significantly decreased in patients with WAS when compared with normal controls. The formation of granulocyte-macrophage colonies and erythroid bursts were also decreased in WAS patients. In contrast, in XLT patients, formation of all these colonies was normal. However, in vitro proplatelet formation of megakaryocytes induced by thrombopoietin was markedly decreased in both XLT and WAS. Electron microscopic examination revealed that megakaryocytes obtained from WAS or XLT patients grown in vitro had abnormal morphologic features, which seemed to be caused by defective actin cytoskeletal organization, including labyrinth-like structures of the demarcation membrane system and deviated distribution of the α-granules and demarcation membrane system. These observations indicate that WASP is involved in the proliferation and differentiation of CD34+ haemopoietic progenitor cells probably by its participation in signal transduction and in the regulation of the cytoskeleton.
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01694.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01694.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 10583210
AN - SCOPUS:0032748168
SN - 0007-1048
VL - 107
SP - 254
EP - 262
JO - British Journal of Haematology
JF - British Journal of Haematology
IS - 2
ER -