Manipulations of cholinesterase gene expression modulate murine megakaryocytopoiesis in vitro

Mol Cell Biol. 1990 Nov;10(11):6046-50. doi: 10.1128/mcb.10.11.6046-6050.1990.

Abstract

Megakaryocytopoiesis was selectively inhibited in cultured murine bone marrow cells by a 15-mer oligodeoxynucleotide complementary to the initiator AUG region in butyrylcholinesterase mRNA. Furthermore, conditioned medium from Xenopus oocytes producing recombinant butyrylcholinesterase stimulated megakaryocytopoiesis. These observations implicate butyrylcholinesterase in megakaryocytopoiesis and suggest application of oligodeoxynucleotides for modulating bone marrow development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Bone Marrow Cells
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Cholinesterases / genetics*
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic*
  • Genes
  • Hematopoiesis*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / cytology*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / enzymology
  • Megakaryocytes / cytology*
  • Megakaryocytes / enzymology
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Oligonucleotide Probes
  • Oocytes / physiology
  • Xenopus laevis

Substances

  • Oligonucleotide Probes
  • Cholinesterases