Regulation of cell differentiation by hNUDC via a Mpl-dependent mechanism in NIH 3T3 cells
Journal Article
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· Experimental Cell Research
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Education Ministry, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275 (China)
Thrombopoietin receptor (Mpl) belongs to the cytokine receptor surperfamily with a large extracellular N-terminal portion responsible for cytokine recognition and binding. Thrombopoietin (TPO) has so far been the only widely studied cytokine for Mpl. However we have recently identified human NUDC (hNUDC), previously described as a human homolog of a fungal nuclear migration protein, as another putative binding partner of Mpl. The purpose of this study is to test the extent of the functioning of hNUDC by identifying protein-protein interactions with Mpl in mammalian cells. The full-length cDNAs encoding Mpl and hNUDC were cloned into pEGFP-N1 and pDsRed2-N1 respectively which were subsequently expressed as Mpl-EGFP (green) and hNUDC-DsRed (red) fusion proteins. Using ELISA and immunofluorescence studies, we have demonstrated the direct binding of hNUDC to cell surface-captured Mpl. We also observed that hNUDC induced significant changes in cellular morphology in NIH 3T3 cells stably transfected with pMpl-EGFP. Interestingly, these morphological changes were characteristic of cells undergoing megakaryocyte differentiation. Extracellular-signal-regulated protein kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) have been shown to mediate such megakaryocyte-like differentiation. In addition, co-expression of Mpl-EGFP and hNUDC-DsRed led to the release of hNUDC-DsRed into the culture medium.
- OSTI ID:
- 21045887
- Journal Information:
- Experimental Cell Research, Journal Name: Experimental Cell Research Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 313; ISSN 0014-4827; ISSN ECREAL
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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