title: Glycoprotein IIb-IIIa is expressed on avian multilineage hematopoietic progenitor cells.
abstract: The fibrinogen receptor GPIIb-IIIa integrin is known to be expressed on cells of the megakaryocytic lineage, but its presence on hematopoietic progenitors has been a controversial issue. To resolve this ambiguity unequivocally, we performed clonogenic assays and intrathymic cell-transfer experiments in congenic animals. As the ontogeny of the avian hematopoietic system is well documented, we used this experimental model to trace GPIIb-IIIa expression during embryogenesis. Consequently, we now report that the GPIIb-IIIa integrin is expressed as early as embryonic day 3.5 (E3.5) to 4 in intraaortic hematopoietic clusters, the first site of intraembryonic hematopoietic progenitor emergence, and later in E6 paraaortic foci. Myeloid and erythroid progenitors were also detected within the GPIIb-IIIa+ CD45(+) population isolated from the E3.5 to 4 aortic area, while in embryonic and adult bone marrow, myeloid, erythroid, and T-cell progenitors were present in the GPIIb-IIIa+ c-kit+ population. Furthermore, we also provide the first evidence, that GPIIb-IIIa+ bone marrow cells can differentiate into T cells. Hence, GPIIb-IIIa can be used as a marker for multilineage hematopoietic progenitors, permitting identification of early intraembryonic sites of hematopoiesis, as well as the isolation of embryonic and adult hematopoietic progenitors.
authors.affiliation: Département de Pathologie, Centre Médical Universitaire (CMU), Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ody
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaigot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quéré
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Imhof
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Corbel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000196:embryology; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000196:embryology; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002642:Chick Embryo; D002645:Chickens; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D008533:Megakaryocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D019089:Stem Cell Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D019089:Stem Cell Factor