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| Author(s): |
Lauremília Ricon Gomes Rodrigues da Costa
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Ciências Médicas |
| Defense date: | 2014-07-29 |
| Examining board members: |
Sara Teresinha Olalla Saad;
Patricia Maria Bergamo Favaro;
Camila Bononi de Almeida;
Roger Chammas;
Daniela Sanchez Bassères
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| Advisor: | Sara Teresinha Olalla Saad |
| Abstract | |
Migration and adhesion of hematopoietic progenitor cells are crucial events for their maintenance on bone marrow niches. The role and mechanisms underlying hematopoietic progenitors migration and adhesion has been extensively studied and RhoGTPases have been implicated in these events. Regulators and effectors of RhoGTPases functions also have been studied in biology of hematopoietic progenitor cells. ARHGAP21 is a RhoGAP member, which function as negative regulators of RhoGTPases, and plays role in cell migration and adhesion. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of Arhgap21 in migration and adhesion of hematopoietic progenitor cells. It was not possible to generate a knockout mouse until now, because they die before birth, as results indicate. Heterozygous mice (Arhgap21+/-)v have reduction in Arhgap21 gene and protein expression and we used it as model. Hematopoietic Progenitor cells from Arhgap21+/- mice showed reduction in CXCL-12- induced chemotaxis as well as in fibronectin adhesion, which probably leaded to inefficient homing to wild-type bone marrow and spleen observed. In addition, homing of wild-type hematopoietic progenitor cells to Arhgap21+/- bone marrow and spleen was also reduced. It was not observed differences in CXCR-4 gene expression and frequency of progenitor hematopoietic cells expressing this receptor as well as in CXCL-12 secretion in Arhgap21+/- bone marrow or serum. It is the first time that the role of Arhgap21 in hematopoiesis is described and it seems to be an important regulator of hematopoietic progenitor cell migration, adhesion and homing, probably due to Cdc42 negative regulation by its RhoGAP function (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 09/08908-6 - Role of ARHGAP21 in the migration and adhesion of hematopoietic progenitor cells in bone marrow niches |
| Grantee: | Lauremília Ricon Gomes Rodrigues da Costa |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |