Synthesis of hemoglobin F in adult simian erythroid progenitor-derived colonies.
Open Access
- 1 October 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Clinical Investigation in JCI Insight
- Vol. 70 (4), 752-761
- https://doi.org/10.1172/jci110671
Abstract
The simian hematopoietic system is known to respond to anemic stress with the production of erythrocytes containing large amounts of fetal hemoglobin. To determine the regulatory mechanism responsible for hemoglobin F (HbF) production in stress erythropoiesis, adult simian bone marrow cells were cultured in plasma clots in the presence or absence of erythropoietin and burst-promoting activities, and the HbF content of progenitor-derived colonies was determined by radioimmunoligand assay. Three classes of erythroid progenitors were detected: BFU-E, CFU-E, and a very mature cohort of dense highly erythropoietin-responsive cells (HERC). These classes varied in inverse proportion to their maturity with respect to their potential for HbF accumulation in the colonies to which they give rise. Both erythropoietin and burst-promoting activity stimulated HbF production, particularly in colonies derived from immature progenitors. For example, under conditions of high erythropoietin stimulation, BFU-E colonies contained 13.7-37.7% HbF, CFU-E colonies contained 2.8-13.5% HbF, and HERC colonies 0-1% HbF. These results suggest that under nonstress conditions simian erythrocytes are derived almost entirely from HERC progenitors and proerythroblasts in which gamma chain synthesis is suppressed. During stress erythropoiesis, augmented HbF accumulation could be explained by the rapid entrance into the marrow of proerythroblasts directly derived from immature progenitors. Gamma chain production in these proerythroblasts is additionally regulated by the changes in environmental erythropoietin and burst-promoting activities.This publication has 24 references indexed in Scilit:
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