Transcriptome analysis of murine Megakaryocytic-Erythroid Progenitors (MEPs) in a condition of iron deficiency (Tmprss KO)
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ABSTRACT: The mechanism underlying thrombocytosis in patients with iron deficiency anemia remains unknown. We present findings that support the hypothesis that low iron biases the commitment of Megakaryocytic-Erythroid Progenitors (MEP) toward the megakaryocytic (Mk) lineage in mice. In MEP of Transmembrane serine protease 6 knockout (Tmprss6-/-) mice, which exhibit iron deficiency microcytic anemia concomitant with thrombocytosis, we observed a megakaryocytic (Mk) bias, decreased labile iron, and decreased proliferation relative to wild-type (WT) MEP. Bone marrow transplantation assays suggest that the systemic iron deficiency of the Tmprss6-/- recipients contributes to the MEP lineage commitment bias. Genes involved in metabolic, VEGF, and ERK pathways were enriched among those differentially expressed between WT and Tmprss6-/- MEP. Corroborating our findings from the murine model of chronic iron deficiency anemia, primary human MEP also exhibited decreased proliferation and Mk-biased commitment when their iron sensing pathways were disrupted by knockdown of Transferrin Receptor 2. These data are consistent with a model in which low iron in the marrow environment affects MEP metabolism, attenuates ERK signaling, slows proliferation, and biases MEP toward Mk lineage commitment. Keywords: megakaryocytic-erythroid progenitor (MEP), iron deficiency, Tmprss6
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE227563 | GEO | 2023/03/17
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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