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Low iron promotes megakaryocytic commitment of megakaryocytic-erythroid progenitors in humans and mice
Xavier-Ferrucio J, Scanlon V, Li X, Zhang PX, Lozovatsky L, Ayala-Lopez N, Tebaldi T, Halene S, Cao C, Fleming MD, Finberg KE, Krause DS. Low iron promotes megakaryocytic commitment of megakaryocytic-erythroid progenitors in humans and mice. Blood 2019, 134: 1547-1557. PMID: 31439541, PMCID: PMC6839952, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2019002039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMK lineage commitmentExtracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathwaySignal-regulated kinase pathwayMegakaryocytic-erythroid progenitorsBone marrow transplantation assaysSignal transduction analysisIron-deficient conditionsGene expression analysisMegakaryocytic commitmentLineage commitmentTransferrin receptor 2MK lineageTmprss6-/- miceIron sensorExpression analysisKinase pathwayTransduction analysisTransplantation assaysErythroid progenitorsMarrow environmentHematopoietic cellsMessenger RNAPhospho-ERK1/2Systemic iron deficiencyLow ironDown-regulation of Bmp/Smad signaling by Tmprss6 is required for maintenance of systemic iron homeostasis
Finberg KE, Whittlesey RL, Fleming MD, Andrews NC. Down-regulation of Bmp/Smad signaling by Tmprss6 is required for maintenance of systemic iron homeostasis. Blood 2010, 115: 3817-3826. PMID: 20200349, PMCID: PMC2865872, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-05-224808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyAnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBlotting, WesternBone Morphogenetic ProteinsDown-RegulationFemaleGPI-Linked ProteinsHemochromatosis ProteinHepatocytesHepcidinsHomeostasisInhibitor of Differentiation Protein 1IronLiverMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSerine EndopeptidasesSignal TransductionSmad ProteinsConceptsIron deficiency anemiaSystemic iron homeostasisHepcidin expressionSmad signalingIntravenous iron therapyOral iron treatmentSystemic iron overloadIron regulatory hormone hepcidinBMP/Smad signalingBmp6 mRNA levelsSmad Signaling PathwayIron homeostasisIron therapyIron storesDeficiency anemiaIron overloadHepatic levelsType II transmembrane serine proteaseIRIDA patientsTransmembrane serine proteaseFamilial disorderHormone hepcidinIron treatmentHepcidin transcriptionMiceGenetic loss of Tmprss6 alters terminal erythroid differentiation in a mouse model of β-thalassemia intermedia
Stagg DB, Whittlesey RL, Li X, Lozovatsky L, Gardenghi S, Rivella S, Finberg KE. Genetic loss of Tmprss6 alters terminal erythroid differentiation in a mouse model of β-thalassemia intermedia. Haematologica 2019, 104: e442-e446. PMID: 30819909, PMCID: PMC6886429, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.213371.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Altered V-ATPase expression in renal intercalated cells isolated from B1 subunit-deficient mice by fluorescence-activated cell sorting
Vedovelli L, Rothermel JT, Finberg KE, Wagner CA, Azroyan A, Hill E, Breton S, Brown D, Păunescu T. Altered V-ATPase expression in renal intercalated cells isolated from B1 subunit-deficient mice by fluorescence-activated cell sorting. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2012, 304: f522-f532. PMID: 23269648, PMCID: PMC3602708, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00394.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsV-ATPase expressionVacuolar proton-pumping ATPaseProtein levelsV-ATPase subunitsFluorescence-assisted cellProton-pumping ATPaseV-ATPase AWestern blotFluorescence-activated cell sortingV-ATPasesSubunit protein levelsE1 subunitSubunit promoterQuantitative Western blotApical membraneEGFP expressionH subunitAcid-base homeostasisEGFPSubunitsCell sortingExpressionCytosol fractionCellsMembrane
2006
The connecting tubule is the main site of the furosemide-induced urinary acidification by the vacuolar H+-ATPase
Kovacikova J, Winter C, Loffing-Cueni D, Loffing J, Finberg K, Lifton R, Hummler E, Rossier B, Wagner C. The connecting tubule is the main site of the furosemide-induced urinary acidification by the vacuolar H+-ATPase. Kidney International 2006, 70: 1706-1716. PMID: 16985514, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid-Base EquilibriumAmilorideAnimalsDiureticsEpithelial Sodium ChannelsFurosemideGene Expression RegulationGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHydrochlorothiazideHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKidney Tubules, CollectingKidney Tubules, DistalMetabolic Clearance RateMiceMice, KnockoutNephronsProton-Translocating ATPasesWater-Electrolyte BalanceConceptsUrinary acidificationRenal clearance experimentsEffect of furosemideNormal urinary acidificationLumen-negative voltageNet acid excretionThick ascending limbFinal urinary acidificationKidney-specific inactivationENaC channelsClearance experimentsAcid excretionMouse modelAscending limbFurosemideDuct cellsProton secretionMiceExact localizationReabsorptionMain siteB1 subunitAlpha subunitTubulesFunctional expression
2005
The B1-subunit of the H+ ATPase is required for maximal urinary acidification
Finberg KE, Wagner CA, Bailey MA, Păunescu T, Breton S, Brown D, Giebisch G, Geibel JP, Lifton RP. The B1-subunit of the H+ ATPase is required for maximal urinary acidification. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 13616-13621. PMID: 16174750, PMCID: PMC1224669, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0506769102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximal urinary acidificationNormal urinary acidificationMetabolic acidosisUrinary acidificationDistal renal tubular acidosisAcid challengeRenal tubular acidosisAcute intracellular acidificationB1 subunitLumen-negative potentialFurosemide infusionTubular acidosisAlkaline urineDistal nephronGreater severityAcidosisMiceLoss of B1Intracellular acidificationApical expressionUrineDuctFurther decreaseIsoformsPlasma membrane
2003
Mice lacking the B1 subunit of H+-ATPase have normal hearing
Dou H, Finberg K, Cardell EL, Lifton R, Choo D. Mice lacking the B1 subunit of H+-ATPase have normal hearing. Hearing Research 2003, 180: 76-84. PMID: 12782355, DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5955(03)00108-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAuditory ThresholdCochleaEar, InnerEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentEvoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain StemFemaleHearingIn Situ HybridizationMaleMiceMice, KnockoutProtein SubunitsTissue DistributionVacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPasesConceptsNormal inner ear functionInner ear functionMouse inner earInner earEar functionNormal hearingAuditory brainstem response testAutosomal recessive distal renal tubular acidosisSubunit null mutant miceDistal renal tubular acidosisInner ear developmentNormal inner ear developmentRecessive distal renal tubular acidosisRenal tubular acidosisSensorineural hearing lossB1 subunitNull mutant miceAcid-base homeostasisPhysiologic assessmentTubular acidosisClinical dataHearing lossPhysiologic effectsDuct epitheliumATPase B1 subunit