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Overexpression of Rheb2 enhances mouse hematopoietic progenitor cell growth while impairing stem cell repopulation.

ABSTRACT: Molecular mechanisms preserving hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal by maintaining a balance between proliferation, differentiation, and other processes are not fully understood. Hyperactivation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, causing sustained proliferative signals, can lead to exhaustion of HSC repopulating ability. We examined the role of the novel ras gene Rheb2, an activator of the mTOR kinase, in colony-forming ability, survival, and repopulation of immature mouse hematopoietic cells. In a cell line model of mouse hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs), we found enhanced proliferation and mTOR signaling in cells overexpressing Rheb2. In addition, overexpression of Rheb2 enhanced colony-forming ability and survival of primary mouse bone marrow HPCs. Expansion of phenotypic HSCs in vitro was enhanced by Rheb2 overexpression. Consistent with these findings, Rheb2 overexpression transiently expanded phenotypically defined immature hematopoietic cells after in vivo transplantation; however, these Rheb2-transduced cells were significantly impaired in overall repopulation of primary and secondary congenic transplantation recipients. Our findings suggest that HPCs and HSCs behave differently in response to growth-promoting signals stimulated by Rheb2. These results may have value in elucidating mechanisms controlling the balance between proliferation and repopulating ability, a finding of importance in clinical uses of HPCs/HSCs.

SUBMITTER: Campbell TB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2765676 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Overexpression of Rheb2 enhances mouse hematopoietic progenitor cell growth while impairing stem cell repopulation.

Campbell Timothy B TB Basu Sunanda S Hangoc Giao G Tao Wen W Broxmeyer Hal E HE

Blood 20090818 16

Molecular mechanisms preserving hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal by maintaining a balance between proliferation, differentiation, and other processes are not fully understood. Hyperactivation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, causing sustained proliferative signals, can lead to exhaustion of HSC repopulating ability. We examined the role of the novel ras gene Rheb2, an activator of the mTOR kinase, in colony-forming ability, survival, and repopulation of immature mou ...[more]

PMID: 19690340

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Project description:BackgroundBone marrow microenvironment (niche) plays essential roles in the fate of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Intracellular and extracellular redox metabolic microenvironment is one of the critical factors for the maintenance of the niche. Cytochrome P450 reductase (CPR) is an obligate electron donor to all microsomal cytochrome P450 enzymes (P450 or CYP), and contributes to the redox metabolic process. However, its role in maintaining HSCs is unknown.ObjectiveTo examine the effects of low CPR expression on HSCs function using a mouse model of globally suppressed Cpr gene expression (Cpr Low, CL mice).MethodsHematopoietic cell subpopulations in bone marrow (BM) and peripheral blood (PB) from WT and CL mice were examined for their repopulation and differentiation ability upon BM competitive transplantation and enriched HSC (LKS(+)) transplantation. Effects of low CPR expression on hematopoiesis were examined by transplanting normal BM cells into CL recipients. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), cell cycle, and apoptosis in CL mice were analyzed by flow cytometry for DCF-DA fluorescence intensity, Ki67 protein, and Annexin-V, respectively.ResultsThe levels of ROS in BM cells, HPCs and HSCs were comparable between CL and WT mice. In comparison to WT mice, the number of LT-HSCs or ST-HSCs was lower in CL mice while CMPs, GMPs and MEPs in CL mice were higher than that in WT control. Competitive transplantation assay revealed enhanced repopulation capacity of HSCs with low CPR expression, but no difference in differentiation potential upon in vitro experiments. Furthermore, lymphoid differentiation of donor cells decreased while their myeloid differentiation increased under CL microenvironment although the overall level of donor hematopoietic repopulation was not significantly altered.ConclusionsOur studies demonstrate that suppressing CPR expression enhances the repopulation efficiency of HSCs and a low CPR expression microenvironment favors the differentiation of myeloid over lymphoid lineage cells.

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Overexpression of Rheb2 enhances mouse hematopoietic progenitor cell growth while impairing stem cell repopulation.

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Overexpression of Rheb2 enhances mouse hematopoietic progenitor cell growth while impairing stem cell repopulation.

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