The distal region and receptor tyrosines of the Epo receptor are non-essential for in vivo erythropoiesis

AUTOR(ES)

Zang, Heesuk

FONTE

Oxford University Press

RESUMO

The erythropoietin receptor (EpoR) is required for the proliferation and survival of committed erythroid lineage cells. Previous studies have utilized receptor mutations to show the requirement for the distal half of the cytoplasmic domain of the EpoR and receptor tyrosines for activation of signaling pathways potentially critical to Epo function. To extend these studies to in vivo erythropoiesis, we have created two mutant strains of mice. One strain (H) contains a truncation of the distal half of the cytoplasmic domain, while the second strain (HM) contains the same truncation as well as the mutation of the residual tyrosine (Y343) to a phenylalanine. Strikingly, both strains of mice are viable, with only slight alterations in constitutive erythropoiesis or in in vitro assays of red cell lineage function. Challenging H mutant mice with continuous injections of Epo results in an erythrocytosis that is not seen in HM mice. The results demonstrate that neither the distal region nor receptor tyrosines are essential for in vivo EpoR function, but contribute to receptor function in a subtle manner.

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