PMID- 20738258 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20101206 LR - 20211020 IS - 1470-8728 (Electronic) IS - 0264-6021 (Linking) VI - 432 IP - 1 DP - 2010 Nov 15 TI - Antagonistic roles of the ERK and p38 MAPK signalling pathways in globin expression, haem biosynthesis and iron uptake. PG - 145-51 LID - 10.1042/BJ20100541 [doi] AB - Late-stage erythroid cells synthesize large quantities of haemoglobin, a process requiring the co-ordinated regulation of globin and haem synthesis as well as iron uptake. In the present study, we investigated the role of the ERK (extracellular-signal-regulated kinase) and p38 MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) signalling pathways in MEL (mouse erythroleukaemia) cell differentiation. We found that treatment of HMBA (hexamethylene bisacetamide)-induced MEL cells with the ERK pathway inhibitor UO126 results in an increase in intracellular haem and haemoglobin levels. The transcript levels of the genes coding for beta(major)-globin, the haem biosynthesis enzyme 5-aminolevulinate synthase 2 and the mitochondrial iron transporter mitoferrin 1 are up-regulated. We also showed enhanced expression of globin and transferrin receptor 1 proteins upon UO126 treatment. With respect to iron uptake, we found that ERK inhibitor treatment led to an increase in both haem-bound and total iron. In contrast, treatment of MEL cells with the p38 MAPK pathway inhibitor SB202190 had the opposite effect, resulting in decreased globin expression, haem synthesis and iron uptake. Reporter assays showed that globin promoter and HS2 enhancer-mediated transcription was under the control of MAPKs, as inhibition of the ERK and p38 MAPK pathways led to increased and decreased gene activity respectively. Our present results suggest that the ERK1/2 and p38alpha/beta MAPKs play antagonistic roles in HMBA-induced globin gene expression and erythroid differentiation. These results provide a novel link between MAPK signalling and the regulation of haem biosynthesis and iron uptake in erythroid cells. FAU - Mardini, Louay AU - Mardini L AD - Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. FAU - Gasiorek, Jadwiga AU - Gasiorek J FAU - Derjuga, Anna AU - Derjuga A FAU - Carriere, Lucie AU - Carriere L FAU - Schranzhofer, Matthias AU - Schranzhofer M FAU - Paw, Barry H AU - Paw BH FAU - Ponka, Prem AU - Ponka P FAU - Blank, Volker AU - Blank V LA - eng GR - P01 HL032262/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK070838/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - MOP-79361/CAPMC/CIHR/Canada PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Biochem J JT - The Biochemical journal JID - 2984726R RN - 0 (Acetamides) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Butadienes) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Hemoglobins) RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 0 (Nitriles) RN - 0 (Pyridines) RN - 0 (U 0126) RN - 42VZT0U6YR (Heme) RN - 9004-22-2 (Globins) RN - E1UOL152H7 (Iron) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - LA133J59VU (hexamethylene bisacetamide) RN - PVX798P8GI (4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-5-(4-pyridyl)imidazole) SB - IM MH - Acetamides/pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology MH - Blotting, Northern MH - Butadienes/pharmacology MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Gene Expression/drug effects MH - Globins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Heme/*biosynthesis MH - Hemoglobins/metabolism MH - Imidazoles/pharmacology MH - Immunoblotting MH - Iron/*pharmacokinetics MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects/*physiology MH - Mice MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Nitriles/pharmacology MH - Pyridines/pharmacology MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism EDAT- 2010/08/27 06:00 MHDA- 2010/12/14 06:00 CRDT- 2010/08/27 06:00 PHST- 2010/08/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/08/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/12/14 06:00 [medline] AID - BJ20100541 [pii] AID - 10.1042/BJ20100541 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem J. 2010 Nov 15;432(1):145-51. doi: 10.1042/BJ20100541.