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Primary cilia are present on human blood and bone marrow cells and mediate Hedgehog signaling.

ABSTRACT: Primary cilia are nonmotile, microtubule-based organelles that are present on the cellular membrane of all eukaryotic cells. Functional cilia are required for the response to developmental signaling pathways such as Hedgehog (Hh) and Wnt/?-catenin. Although the Hh pathway has been shown to be active in leukemia and other blood cancers, there have been no reports describing the presence of primary cilia in human blood or leukemia cells. In the present study, we show that nearly all human blood and bone marrow cells have primary cilia (97-99%). In contrast, primary cilia on AML cell lines (KG1, KG1a, and K562) were less frequent (10-36% of cells) and were often shorter and dysmorphic, with less well-defined basal bodies. Finally, we show that treatment of blood cells with the Hh pathway ligand Sonic Hedgehog (SHh) causes translocation of Smoothened (SMO) to the primary cilia and activation of Hh target genes, demonstrating that primary cilia in blood cells are functional and participate in Hh signaling. Loss of primary cilia on leukemia cells may have important implications for aberrant pathway activation and response to SMO inhibitors currently in clinical development.

SUBMITTER: Singh M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5747971 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Primary cilia are present on human blood and bone marrow cells and mediate Hedgehog signaling.

Singh Mohan M Chaudhry Parvesh P Merchant Akil A AA

Experimental hematology 20160907 12

Primary cilia are nonmotile, microtubule-based organelles that are present on the cellular membrane of all eukaryotic cells. Functional cilia are required for the response to developmental signaling pathways such as Hedgehog (Hh) and Wnt/β-catenin. Although the Hh pathway has been shown to be active in leukemia and other blood cancers, there have been no reports describing the presence of primary cilia in human blood or leukemia cells. In the present study, we show that nearly all human blood an ...[more]

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Project description:Background:Primary cilia are small non-motile microtubule and cell membrane protrusions expressed on most vertebrate cells, including cortical and hippocampal neurons. These small organelles serve as sensory structures sampling the extracellular environment and reprogramming the transcriptional machinery in response to environmental change. Primary cilia are decorated with a variety of receptor proteins and are necessary for specific signaling cascades such as the Sonic hedgehog (Shh) pathway. Disrupting cilia structure or function results in a spectrum of diseases collectively referred to as ciliopathies. Common to human ciliopathies is cognitive impairment, a symptom also observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD). One hallmark of AD is accumulation of senile plaques composed of neurotoxic Amyloid-? (A?) peptide. The A? peptide is generated by the proteolytic cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP). We set out to determine if A? affects primary cilia structure and the Shh signaling cascade. Methods:We utilized in vitro cell-based assays in combination with fluorescent confocal microscopy to address our study goals. Shh signaling and cilia structure was studied using two different cell lines, mouse NIH3T3 and human HeLa cells. To investigate how A? levels affect Shh signaling and cilia structure in these cells, we utilized naturally secreted A? as well as synthetic A?. Effects on Shh signaling were assessed by luciferase activity while cilia structure was analyzed by fluorescent microscopy. Results:Here, we report that APP localizes to primary cilia and A? treatment results in distorted primary cilia structure. In addition, we demonstrate that A? treatment interrupts canonical Shh signal transduction. Conclusions:Overall, our study illustrates that A? can alter primary cilia structure suggesting that elevated A? levels, like those observed in AD patients, could have similar effects on neuronal primary cilia in the brain. Additionally, our study suggests that A? impairs the Shh signaling pathway. Together our findings shed light on two novel targets for future AD therapeutics.

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Primary cilia are present on human blood and bone marrow cells and mediate Hedgehog signaling.

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Primary cilia are present on human blood and bone marrow cells and mediate Hedgehog signaling.

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