PMID- 33353083 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210709 LR - 20210709 IS - 2073-4409 (Electronic) IS - 2073-4409 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 12 DP - 2020 Dec 18 TI - Fibronectin and Its Receptors in Hematopoiesis. LID - 10.3390/cells9122717 [doi] LID - 2717 AB - Fibronectin is a ubiquitous extracellular matrix protein that is produced by many cell types in the bone marrow and distributed throughout it. Cells of the stem cell niche produce the various isoforms of this protein. Fibronectin not only provides the cells a scaffold to bind to, but it also modulates their behavior by binding to receptors on the adjacent hematopoietic stem cells and stromal cells. These receptors, which include integrins such as alpha4beta1, alpha9beta1, alpha4beta7, alpha5beta1, alphavbeta3, Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4), and CD44, are found on the hematopoietic stem cell. Because the knockout of fibronectin is lethal during embryonal development and because fibronectin is produced by almost all cell types in mammals, the study of its role in hematopoiesis is difficult. Nevertheless, strong and direct evidence exists for its stimulation of myelopoiesis and thrombopoiesis using in vivo models. Other reviewed effects can be deduced from the study of fibronectin receptors, which showed their activation modifies the behavior of hematopoietic stem cells. Erythropoiesis was only stimulated under hemolytic stress, and mostly late stages of lymphocytic differentiation were modulated. Because fibronectin is ubiquitously expressed, these interactions in health and disease need to be taken into account whenever any molecule is evaluated in hematopoiesis. FAU - Wirth, Franziska AU - Wirth F AD - Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Lubosch, Alexander AU - Lubosch A AD - Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Hamelmann, Stefan AU - Hamelmann S AD - Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Nakchbandi, Inaam A AU - Nakchbandi IA AD - Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. AD - Max-Planck Institute for Medical Research, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20201218 PL - Switzerland TA - Cells JT - Cells JID - 101600052 RN - 0 (CD44 protein, human) RN - 0 (Fibronectins) RN - 0 (Hyaluronan Receptors) RN - 0 (Integrins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Fibronectin) RN - 0 (TLR4 protein, human) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Movement MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Erythropoiesis MH - Fibronectins/*physiology MH - *Hematopoiesis MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cells/cytology MH - Hemolysis MH - Humans MH - Hyaluronan Receptors/metabolism MH - Integrins/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Myelopoiesis MH - Receptors, Fibronectin/*physiology MH - Stem Cell Niche MH - Stem Cells/cytology MH - Thrombopoiesis MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/metabolism PMC - PMC7765895 OTO - NOTNLM OT - adhesion OT - fibronectin OT - hematopoiesis OT - homing OT - integrin OT - migration OT - myelopoiesis OT - thrombopoiesis COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results. EDAT- 2020/12/24 06:00 MHDA- 2021/07/10 06:00 PMCR- 2020/12/18 CRDT- 2020/12/23 01:02 PHST- 2020/11/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/12/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/12/23 01:02 [entrez] PHST- 2020/12/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/07/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/12/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cells9122717 [pii] AID - cells-09-02717 [pii] AID - 10.3390/cells9122717 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cells. 2020 Dec 18;9(12):2717. doi: 10.3390/cells9122717.