Human Gene Set: TENEDINI_MEGAKARYOCYTE_MARKERS


Standard name TENEDINI_MEGAKARYOCYTE_MARKERS
Systematic name M6752
Brief description Genes essential to the development of megakaryocytes, as expressed in normal cells and essential thrombocythemic cells (ET).
Full description or abstract Gene expression profiles of bone marrow (BM) CD34-derived megakaryocytic cells (MKs) were compared in patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) and healthy subjects using oligonucleotide microarray analysis to identify differentially expressed genes and disease-specific transcripts. We found that proapoptotic genes such as BAX, BNIP3, and BNIP3L were down-regulated in ET MKs together with genes that are components of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore complex, a system with a pivotal role in apoptosis. Conversely, antiapoptotic genes such as IGF1-R and CFLAR were up-regulated in the malignant cells, as was the SDF1 gene, which favors cell survival. On the basis of the array results, we characterized apoptosis of normal and ET MKs by time-course evaluation of annexin-V and sub-G1 peak DNA stainings of immature and mature MKs after culture in serum-free medium with an optimal thrombopoietin concentration, and annexin-V-positive MKs only, with decreasing thrombopoietin concentrations. ET MKs were more resistant to apoptosis than their normal counterparts. We conclude that imbalance between proliferation and apoptosis seems to be an important step in malignant ET megakaryocytopoiesis.
Collection C2: Curated
      CGP: Chemical and Genetic Perturbations
Source publication Pubmed 15271793   Authors: Tenedini E,Fagioli ME,Vianelli N,Tazzari PL,Ricci F,Tagliafico E,Ricci P,Gugliotta L,Martinelli G,Tura S,Baccarani M,Ferrari S,Catani L
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Version history 3.0: Renamed from TENEDINI_MEGAKARYOCYTIC_GENES

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