Apart from well-known genetic abnormalities, several studies have reported variations in protein expression in Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) patients that could contribute ...toward their clinical phenotype. In this context, a quantitative mass spectrometry proteomics protocol was used to identify differences in the granulocyte proteome with the goal to characterize the pathogenic role of aberrant protein expression in MPNs. LC/MS-MS (LTQ Orbitrap) coupled to iTRAQ labeling showed significant and quantitative differences in protein content among various MPN subtypes polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF), and according to the genetic status of
(
presence and
allele burden). A number of differentially expressed proteins were identified, with the most frequent being members of the RAS GTPase family and oxidative stress regulatory proteins. Subsequent analysis found that calreticulin (CALR), known to be involved in calcium homeostasis and apoptotic signaling, was overexpressed in
granulocytes compared with
wild type and independently of the
allele burden. Finally, it was demonstrated, in a Ba/F3 cell model, that increased calreticulin expression was directly linked to
and could be regulated by JAK2 kinase inhibitors.
In conclusion, these results reveal proteome alterations in MPN granulocytes depending on the phenotype and genotype of patients, highlighting new oncogenic mechanisms associated with
mutations and overexpression of calreticulin.
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Besides genetic abnormalities in MPN patients, several studies have reported alterations in protein expression that could contribute towards the clinical phenotype. However, little is known about ...protein modifications in Ph− MPN erythrocytes. In this context, we used a quantitative mass spectrometry proteomics approach to study the MPN erythrocyte proteome. LC-MS/MS (LTQ Orbitrap) analysis led to the identification of 51 and 86 overexpressed proteins in Polycythemia Vera and Essential Thrombocythemia respectively, compared with controls. Functional comparison using pathway analysis software showed that the Rho GTPase family signaling pathways were deregulated in MPN patients. In particular, IQGAP1 was significantly overexpressed in MPNs compared with controls. Additionally, Western-blot analysis not only confirmed IQGAP1 overexpression, but also showed that IQGAP1 levels depended on the patient's genotype. Moreover, we found that in JAK2V617F patients IQGAP1 could bind RhoA, Rac1 and Cdc42 and consequently recruit activated GTP-Rac1 and the cytoskeleton motility protein PAK1. In CALR(+) patients, IQGAP1 was not overexpressed but immunoprecipitated with RhoGDI. In JAK2V617F transduced Ba/F3 cells we confirmed JAK2 inhibitor-sensitive overexpression of IQGAP1/PAK1. Altogether, our data demonstrated alterations of IQGAP1/Rho GTPase signaling in MPN erythrocytes dependent on JAK2/CALR status, reinforcing the hypothesis that modifications in erythrocyte signaling pathways participate in Ph− MPN pathogenesis.
•Ph-MPN erythrocytes present proteome abnormalities.•IQGAP1 is overexpressed in MPN erythrocytes.•IQGAP1/Rho GTPase signaling is deregulated in MPN erythrocytes.•IQGAP1/Rho GTPase deregulation depends on the genetic status (JAK2/CALR).
En plus des anomalies génétiques, plusieurs études ont rapporté des altérations des protéines chez les patients atteintes de Syndromes Myéloprolifératifs (SMP) Ph- qui pourraient participer à leurs ...phénotypes cliniques. Néanmoins, les altérations protéiques dans ces pathologies ne sont pas bien connues. Dans ce contexte, nous avons utilisé une approche protéomique par spectrométrie de masse pour nous aider à déchiffrer le paysage des anomalies des protéomes érythrocytaire et granulocytaire qui pourraient être liées à des altérations cellulaires fonctionnelles et à la physiopathologie des SMP. Nous avons ainsi pu identifier des dérégulations importantes de protéines qui varient selon le statut génétique des patients, JAK2(+), JAK2(-) ou CALR(+), selon la charge allélique de JAK2V617F, mais aussi selon le type de SMP JAK2(+) ou selon la. Ces dérégulations protéiques perturbent des voies de signalisation comme la voie IQGAP1/Rho GTPase qui pourrait être liée aux thromboses par des modifications de l'intégrité membranaire via la dérégulation de PAK1 ou des protéines du cytosquelette d'actine. Des modifications des voies de signalisation des ROS ou mTOR ont été également identifiées dans les granulocytes. En outre, nous avons montré que la protéine CALR pourrait avoir un double rôle oncogénique grâce à son expression élevée dans les SMP JAK2V617F, différent de l'altération de sa fonction décrites dans les patients CALR mutés. En conclusion, nous avons montré que les dérégulations protéomiques pourraient jouer un rôle oncogénique important dans la physiopathologie des SMP Ph- et qu’elles pourraient être impliquées dans certaines complications de ces pathologies telles que les accidents thrombotiques.
Besides genetic abnormalities, several studies have reported protein alterations in Ph-Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) which could participate to the clinical phenotype of patients. Nevertheless, little is known about protein alterations in these pathologies. In this context, we used an integrative proteomic approach to decipher the landscape of the erythrocyte and granulocyte proteome abnormalities that could be related to functional cell alterations and to MPN physiopathology. We could identify significant protein deregulations that varied not only according to genetic status JAK2(+), JAK2(-) or CALR(+) but also among JAK2(+) MPNs or depending on the JAK2V617F allele burden. These protein deregulations involved pathway alterations such as the IQGAP1/Rho GTPase signaling that could be related to thrombosis via alterations on the membrane integrity by deregulation of PAK1 or the actin cytoskeleton signaling. ROS or mTOR signaling alterations were also identified in granulocytes. Finally, we stress out that CALR protein could have a dual oncogenic role through its up-regulation in JAK2V617F MPNs different from its altered function described in CALR mutated patients. Altogether, we showed that proteomic deregulations might play an important oncogenic role in MPN physiopathology and could be implicated in complication as thrombotic accidents
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