THE ROLE OF HEME BIOSYNTHETIC AND DEGRADATIVE ENZYMES IN ERYTHROID COLONY DEVELOPMENT - THE EFFECT OF HEMIN
THE ROLE OF HEME BIOSYNTHETIC AND DEGRADATIVE ENZYMES IN ERYTHROID COLONY DEVELOPMENT - THE EFFECT OF HEMIN
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2141.1982.tb01886.x
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
LEVERE, RD
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作者:
IBRAHIM, NG;LUTTON, JD;LEVERE, RD
In vitro culture of murine bone marrow has proved to be a useful system for defining the heme biosynthetic and degradative enzymatic pathways during erythroid colony (CFU-E) growth and development. Previous attempts to elucidate these pathways during erythropoiesis were limited by the amount of biological material available as well as the sensitivity of specific enzyme assays. These conditions were overcome here. To obtain an enrichment of CFU-E, nonadherent mouse bone marrow cells were cultured in special culture plates using a modified methyl-cellulose medium with erythropoietin. CFU-E yields were increased .apprx. 3-fold. Utilizing the sensitive radiochemical assay, direct measurement of ALAS [.delta.-aminolevulinic acid synthase] activity was determined in very early developing CFU-E cultures as well as mature cultures. ALAS activity reached a peak after 60 h of culture growth and then started to decline in activity. Cellular synthesis of heme was determined (with 14C-ALA) and minor modifications of standard assays were also made to determine spectrophotometrically .delta.-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) and heme oxygenase activity in developing CFU-E cultures. These assays were reproducible with as few as 4 or 5 culture plates. ALAD activity rose progressively after 36 h of culture growth and reached a plateau at .apprx. 60 h of growth. A continuous increase in 14C-ALA incorporation into heme was seen at later hours of culture growth, suggesting that the induction of other heme enzymes beyond ALAS is still rate limiting in heme synthesis. Conversely, heme oxygenase activity declined up to 60 h of growth and was elevated at later culture periods without a subsequent increase in ALAS and ALAD. The observed increase in heme enzymes brought about by hemin was completely suppressed by addition of cycloheximide to the cultures. The proper translation of mRNA for the heme synthetic enzymes are necessary for erythroid cell differentiation. Furthermore, a drop in heme oxygenase activity and availability of heme act as a trigger for CFU-E development and differentiation.