Aggregates of nonmuscular myosin IIA in erythrocytes associate with GATA1- and GFI1B-related thrombocytopenia

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BACKGROUND: The transcription factor GATA1 is an essential regulator of erythroid cell gene expression and maturation and is also relevant for platelet biogenesis. GATA1-related thrombocytopenia (GATA1-RT) is a rare X-linked inherited platelet disorder (IPD) characterized by macrothrombocytopenia and dyserythropoiesis. Enlarged platelet size, reduced platelet granularity, and noticeable red blood cell anisopoikilocytosis are characteristic but unspecific morphological findings in GATA1-RT.

OBJECTIVES: To expand the investigation of platelet phenotype of patients with GATA1-RT by light- and immunofluorescence microscopy on a blood smear.

METHODS: We assessed blood smears by light- and immunofluorescence microscopy after May-Grünwald Giemsa staining using a set of 13 primary antibodies against markers belonging to different platelet structures. Antibody binding was visualized by fluorescently labeled secondary antibodies.

RESULTS: We investigated 12 individuals with genetically confirmed GATA1-RT from 8 unrelated families. While confirming the already known characteristic of platelet morphology (platelet macrocytosis and reduced expression of markers for α-granules), we also found aggregates of nonmuscular myosin heavy chain II A (NMMIIA) in the erythrocytes in all individuals (1-3 aggregates/cell, 1-3 μm diameter). By systematically reanalyzing blood smears from a cohort of patients with 19 different forms of IPD, we found similar NMMIIA aggregates in the red blood cells only in subjects with GFI1B-related thrombocytopenia (GFI1B-RT), the other major IPD featured by dyserythropoiesis.

CONCLUSION: Aggregates of NMMIIA in the erythrocytes associate with GATA1-RT and GFI1B-RT and can facilitate their diagnosis on blood smears. This previously unreported finding might represent a novel marker of dyserythropoiesis assessable in peripheral blood.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

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Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 22(2024), 4 vom: 23. März, Seite 1179-1186

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zaninetti, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Rivera, Jose' [VerfasserIn]
Vater, Leonard [VerfasserIn]
Ohlenforst, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Leinøe, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Böckelmann, Doris [VerfasserIn]
Freson, Kathleen [VerfasserIn]
Thiele, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Makhloufi, Houssain [VerfasserIn]
Rath, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
Eberl, Wolfgang [VerfasserIn]
Wolff, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Freyer, Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Wesche, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Zieger, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Felbor, Ute [VerfasserIn]
Heidel, Florian H [VerfasserIn]
Greinacher, Andreas [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood morphology
Blood platelets
EC 3.6.1.-
Erythrocytes
GATA1 Transcription Factor
GATA1 protein, human
GFI1B protein, human
Immunofluorescence
Inherited thrombocytopenia
Journal Article
MYH9 protein, human
Nonmuscle Myosin Type IIA
Proto-Oncogene Proteins
Repressor Proteins

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 26.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jtha.2023.12.007

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NLM365944343