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A road map towards defining the role of Smad signaling in hematopoietic stem cells.

Utsugisawa, Taiju LU ; Moody, Jennifer LU ; Aspling, Marie LU ; Nilsson, Eva C LU ; Carlsson, Leif and Karlsson, Stefan LU orcid (2006) In Stem Cells 24(4). p.1128-1136
Abstract
The transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily encompasses the ligands and receptors for TGF-beta, bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs), and Activins. Cellular response to ligand is context-dependent and may be controlled by specificity and/or redundancy of expression of these superfamily members. Several pathways within this family have been implicated in the proliferation, differentiation, and renewal of hematopoictic stem cells (HSCs); however, their roles and redundancies at the molecular level are poorly understood in the rare HSC. Here we have characterized the expression of TGF-beta superfamily ligands, receptors, and Smads in murine HSCs and in the Lhx2-hematopoietic progenitor cell (Lhx2-HPC) line. We demonstrate a... (More)
The transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily encompasses the ligands and receptors for TGF-beta, bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs), and Activins. Cellular response to ligand is context-dependent and may be controlled by specificity and/or redundancy of expression of these superfamily members. Several pathways within this family have been implicated in the proliferation, differentiation, and renewal of hematopoictic stem cells (HSCs); however, their roles and redundancies at the molecular level are poorly understood in the rare HSC. Here we have characterized the expression of TGF-beta superfamily ligands, receptors, and Smads in murine HSCs and in the Lhx2-hematopoietic progenitor cell (Lhx2-HPC) line. We demonstrate a remarkable likeness between these two cell types with regard to expression of the majority of receptors and Smads necessary for the transduction of signals from TGF-beta, BMP, and Activin. We have also evaluated the response of these two cell types to various ligands in proliferation assays. In this regard, primary cells and the Lhx2-HPC line behave similarly, revealing a suppressive effect of Activin-A that is similar to that of TGF-beta in bulk cultures and no effect of BMP-4 on proliferation. Signaling studies that verify the phosphorylation of Smad2 (Activin and TGF-beta) and Smad1/5 (BMP) confirm cytosolic responses to these ligands. In addition to providing a thorough characterization of TGF-beta superfamily expression in HSCs, our results define the Lhx2-HPC line as an appropriate model for molecular characterization of Smad signaling. (Less)
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activin, bone morphogenic proteins, factor-beta, Smad signaling, hematopoietic stem cells, transforming growth
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1128 - 1136
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10.1634/stemcells.2005-0263
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English
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  author       = {{Utsugisawa, Taiju and Moody, Jennifer and Aspling, Marie and Nilsson, Eva C and Carlsson, Leif and Karlsson, Stefan}},
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  keywords     = {{activin; bone morphogenic proteins; factor-beta; Smad signaling; hematopoietic stem cells; transforming growth}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{1128--1136}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{Stem Cells}},
  title        = {{A road map towards defining the role of Smad signaling in hematopoietic stem cells.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/stemcells.2005-0263}},
  doi          = {{10.1634/stemcells.2005-0263}},
  volume       = {{24}},
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