Maintenance of red blood cell integrity by AMP-activated protein kinase α1 catalytic subunit
Maintenance of red blood cell integrity by AMP-activated protein kinase α1 catalytic subunit
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DOI:
10.1016/j.febslet.2010.07.041
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发表时间:
2010-08-20
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3.5
通讯作者:
Viollet, Benoit
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作者:
Foretz, Marc;Guihard, Soizic;Viollet, Benoit
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) plays a pivotal role in regulating cellular energy metabolism. We previously showed that AMPK alpha 1-/- mice develop moderate anemia associated with splenomegaly and high reticulocytosis. Here, we report that splenectomy of AMPK alpha 1-/- mice worsened anemia supporting evidence that AMPK alpha 1-/- mice developed a compensatory response through extramedullary erythropoiesis in the spleen. Transplantation of bone marrow from AMPK alpha 1-/- mice into wild-type recipients recapitulated the hematologic phenotype. Further, AMPK alpha 1-/- red blood cells (RBC) showed less deformability in response to shear stress limiting their membrane flexibility. Thus, our results highlight the crucial role of AMPK to preserve RBC integrity. (C) 2010 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.