2024
Mitochondrial regulation of erythropoiesis in homeostasis and disease
Menon V, Slavinsky M, Hermine O, Ghaffari S. Mitochondrial regulation of erythropoiesis in homeostasis and disease. British Journal Of Haematology 2024, 205: 429-439. PMID: 38946206, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.19600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClearance of mitochondriaComplex maturation processCell maturation processMitochondrial DNAMitochondrial participationChromatin condensationMitochondrial regulationMaturation processRetention of mitochondriaErythroid cell maturationNuclear expulsionMitochondriaErythroblast enucleationRed blood cell productionMature red blood cellsErythroid maturationRegulation of erythropoiesisCell maturationErythroid cellsHomeostasisCellsDisease conditionsRed blood cellsChromatinOrganelles
2023
Elevated CDKN1A (P21) mediates β-thalassemia erythroid apoptosis, but its loss does not improve β-thalassemic erythropoiesis
Liang R, Lin M, Menon V, Qiu J, Menon A, Breda L, Arif T, Rivella S, Ghaffari S. Elevated CDKN1A (P21) mediates β-thalassemia erythroid apoptosis, but its loss does not improve β-thalassemic erythropoiesis. Blood Advances 2023, 7: 6873-6885. PMID: 37672319, PMCID: PMC10685172, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022007655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythroid cell maturationErythroid cell survivalCell cycle inhibitor Cdkn1aFoxO3 target genesErythroid apoptosisFoxO3 transcription factorElevated reactive oxygen speciesΒ-globin geneCell maturationEmbryonic lethalityTranscription factorsTarget genesErythroid maturationReactive oxygen speciesMolecular networksMolecular mechanismsThalassemic erythropoiesisCell survivalProgenitor compartmentErythroid compartmentFOXO3Extramedullary erythropoiesisΒ-thalassemiaApoptosisHemoglobin production
2021
Erythroid enucleation: a gateway into a “bloody” world
Menon V, Ghaffari S. Erythroid enucleation: a gateway into a “bloody” world. Experimental Hematology 2021, 95: 13-22. PMID: 33440185, PMCID: PMC8147720, DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2021.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBirdsCalciumCell NucleusChromatinColony-Forming Units AssayComputational BiologyCytokinesCytoskeletal ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsErythroblastsErythrocytesErythropoiesisIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMammalsMiceMicroRNAsProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptors, Thyroid HormoneRepressor ProteinsReticulocytesRho GTP-Binding ProteinsTranscription FactorsTransport VesiclesYolk SacConceptsTerminal erythroid maturationFormation of reticulocytesEnucleation processHematopoietic stem cellsTranscription factorsCytoskeletal proteinsErythroid maturationFascinating processOrthochromatic erythroblastsTerminal maturationRate-limiting stepStem cellsIntricate processMaturationRed blood cellsCellsRBC productionMicroRNAsProteinProduction ex vivoErythroblastsEx vivoMechanismDaily productionProduction