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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 iron
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Regulation of systemic iron homeostasis
Finberg KE. Regulation of systemic iron homeostasis. Current Opinion In Hematology 2013, 20: 208-214. PMID: 23426198, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0b013e32835f5a47.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSystemic iron balanceMolecular mechanismsBone morphogenetic protein (BMP) type IHypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathwayInducible factor pathwayProtein type IHepcidin synthesisIron balanceBMP pathwayTransferrin receptor 2Systemic iron homeostasisCapacity of erythropoietinIron homeostasisComplex biologyNonredundant roleTissue culture systemHepcidin levelsInfectious stimuliIron storesFactor pathwayDietary ironErythropoietic activityReceptor 2PathwayAnimal models