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BLOOD
Volume 112, Issue 9, Pages 3878-3888Publisher
AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-02-138339
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- Austrian Research Foundation [WK-001, SFB F028]
- Fonds zur Foderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF)
- Herzfelder Family Foundation
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Erythropoiesis strictly depends on signal transduction through the erythropoietin receptor (EpoR)-Janus kinase 2 (Jak2)-signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (Stat5) axis, regulating proliferation, differentiation, and survival. The exact role of the transcription factor Stat5 in erythropoiesis remained puzzling, however, since the first Stat5-deficient mice carried a hypomorphic Stat5 allele, impeding full phenotypical analysis. Using mice completely lacking Stat5-displaying early lethality-we demonstrate that these animals suffer from microcytic anemia due to reduced expression of the antiapoptotic proteins Bcl-x(L) and Mcl-1 followed by enhanced apoptosis. Moreover, transferrin receptor-1 (TfR-1) cell surface levels on erythroid cells were decreased more than 2-fold on erythroid cells of Stat5(-/-) animals. This reduction could be attributed to reduced transcription of TfR-1 mRNA and iron regulatory protein 2 (IRP-2), the major translational regulator of TfR-1 mRNA stability in erythroid cells. Both genes were demonstrated to be direct transcriptional targets of Stat5. This establishes an unexpected mechanistic link between EpoR/Jak/Stat signaling and iron metabolism, processes absolutely essential for erythropoiesis and life. (Blood. 2008; 112:3878-3888)
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