Identification ofCXCR4as a New Nitric Oxide-Regulated Gene in Human CD34+ Cells
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- 5 October 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The International Journal of Cell Cloning
- Vol. 25 (1), 211-219
- https://doi.org/10.1634/stemcells.2006-0468
Abstract
As an intracellular second messenger, nitric oxide (NO) is increasingly implicated in the control of transcriptional machinery and gene expression. Here, we show that cell surface expression of CXCR4 on CD34+ cells was increased in a dose‐ and time‐dependent manner in response to NO donors. Augmented surface expression was correlated with an increase in CXCR4 mRNA level. A specific NO scavenger prevented the elevation in CXCR4 mRNA caused by NO donors, suggesting a direct signaling action mediated by NO on CXCR4 transcription. NO treatment had no significant effect on CXCR4 mRNA stability. However, induction of CXCR4 mRNA by NO was still observed in conditions in which initiation of translation was inhibited, suggesting that the NO effect must be mediated by a pre‐existing protein. CXCR4 mRNA induction did not involve cGMP (guanosine 3′, 5′‐cyclic monophosphate) generation but was most likely mediated via oxidation of intracellular protein thiols. Finally, CD34+ cells pretreated with NO donors exhibited an increased chemotactic response. This study demonstrates that the NO pathway can modulate CXCR4 expression in human CD34+ cells and suggests that NO may play a critical role in the trafficking of hematopoietic progenitors.Keywords
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