Genetic manipulation of RPS5 gene expression modulates the initiation of commitment of MEL cells to erythroid maturation: Implications in understanding ribosomopathies

  • Authors:
    • Ioannis S. Vizirianakis
    • Eleni T. Papachristou
    • Panagiotis Andreadis
    • Elena Zopounidou
    • Christina N. Matragkou
    • Asterios S. Tsiftsoglou
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  • Published online on: May 21, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2015.3017
  • Pages: 303-314
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Abstract

Impairment of ribosome biogenesis contributes to the molecular pathophysiology of ribosomopathies by deregulating cell-lineage specific proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis decisions of haematopoietic progenitor cells. Here, using pro-erythroblast-like murine erythroleukemia (MEL) cells, a model system of erythroid maturation, we aimed to investigate whether genetic manipulation of RPS5 expression affects the capacity of cells to grow and differentiate in culture. Parental MEL cells stably transfected with full length RPS5 cDNA in sense (MEL-C14 culture) or antisense (MEL-antisenseRPS5 culture) orientation, as well as MEL cells transiently transfected with siRNAs specific for RPS5 gene silencing (MEL-RPS5siRNA culture) were assessed for their ability to fully execute their erythroid maturation program in culture. The data obtained thus far indicate that: a) MEL-antisenseRPS5 exhibit a pronounced delay in the initiation of differentiation, as well as an impairment of commitment, since the continuous presence of the inducer in culture is required for the cells to fully execute their erythroid maturation program. b) RNAi-mediating silencing of RPS5 gene expression resulted in the inability of MEL cells to differentiate; however, when these cells were allowed to recapitulate normal RPS5 gene expression levels they regained their differentiation capacity by accumulating high proportion of erythroid mature cells. c) Interestingly the latter, is accompanied by morphological changes of cells and an impairment of their proliferation and apoptosis potential. Such data for the first time correlate the RPS5 gene expression levels with the differentiation capacity of MEL cells in vitro, a fact that might also have implications in understanding ribosomopathies.
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Vizirianakis IS, Papachristou ET, Andreadis P, Zopounidou E, Matragkou CN and Tsiftsoglou AS: Genetic manipulation of RPS5 gene expression modulates the initiation of commitment of MEL cells to erythroid maturation: Implications in understanding ribosomopathies. Int J Oncol 47: 303-314, 2015
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Vizirianakis, I.S., Papachristou, E.T., Andreadis, P., Zopounidou, E., Matragkou, C.N., & Tsiftsoglou, A.S. (2015). Genetic manipulation of RPS5 gene expression modulates the initiation of commitment of MEL cells to erythroid maturation: Implications in understanding ribosomopathies. International Journal of Oncology, 47, 303-314. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2015.3017
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Vizirianakis, I. S., Papachristou, E. T., Andreadis, P., Zopounidou, E., Matragkou, C. N., Tsiftsoglou, A. S."Genetic manipulation of RPS5 gene expression modulates the initiation of commitment of MEL cells to erythroid maturation: Implications in understanding ribosomopathies". International Journal of Oncology 47.1 (2015): 303-314.
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Vizirianakis, I. S., Papachristou, E. T., Andreadis, P., Zopounidou, E., Matragkou, C. N., Tsiftsoglou, A. S."Genetic manipulation of RPS5 gene expression modulates the initiation of commitment of MEL cells to erythroid maturation: Implications in understanding ribosomopathies". International Journal of Oncology 47, no. 1 (2015): 303-314. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2015.3017