2015
Regulation of actin polymerization by tropomodulin-3 controls megakaryocyte actin organization and platelet biogenesis
Sui Z, Nowak RB, Sanada C, Halene S, Krause DS, Fowler VM. Regulation of actin polymerization by tropomodulin-3 controls megakaryocyte actin organization and platelet biogenesis. Blood 2015, 126: 520-530. PMID: 25964668, PMCID: PMC4513252, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-09-601484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonAnimalsApoptosisBlood PlateletsBlotting, WesternCell MembraneCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCytoplasmEmbryo, MammalianFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHematopoiesisHemorrhageImmunoprecipitationMegakaryocytesMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMicroscopy, FluorescencePloidiesPolymerizationTropomodulinConceptsPlatelet biogenesisDemarcation membrane systemF-actinTropomodulin-3Organelle distributionProplatelet formationActin polymerizationF-actin cappingF-actin organizationF-actin cytoskeletonWild-type megakaryocytesActin cytoskeletonActin organizationMK differentiationTmod isoformsLarge proplateletsBiogenesisContractile bundlesActin filamentsDMS formationBinds tropomyosinBud sizeMK numberConfocal microscopyCytoskeleton
2009
Role for MKL1 in megakaryocytic maturation
Cheng EC, Luo Q, Bruscia EM, Renda MJ, Troy JA, Massaro SA, Tuck D, Schulz V, Mane SM, Berliner N, Sun Y, Morris SW, Qiu C, Krause DS. Role for MKL1 in megakaryocytic maturation. Blood 2009, 113: 2826-2834. PMID: 19136660, PMCID: PMC2661865, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-09-180596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood Cell CountBone MarrowCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansLeukemia, Erythroblastic, AcuteMegakaryocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOncogene Proteins, FusionPloidiesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSerum Response FactorThrombocytopeniaThrombopoiesisThrombopoietinTrans-ActivatorsConceptsMegakaryoblastic leukemia 1Reduced platelet countsSerum response factorMegakaryocytic differentiationPeripheral bloodPlatelet countMKL1 expressionMegakaryoblastic leukemiaBone marrow megakaryocytesMuscle cellsPresence of thrombopoietinPhysiologic maturationHuman erythroleukemia cell lineIncreased numberMarrow megakaryocytesCell linesErythroleukemia cell lineMegakaryocytesMegakaryocytic maturationDifferentiated muscle cellsOverexpressionConcurrent increaseMuscle differentiationCellsMaturation