title: Human platelet Ca2+-ATPases: new markers of cell differentiation as illustrated in idiopathic scoliosis.
abstract: The aetiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), the most common form of scoliosis, is unclear. Previous studies showed controversial platelet abnormalities including intracellular calcium. Platelet Ca2+ homeostasis is controlled by a multi-Ca2+-ATPase system including SERCA (sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase) and PMCA (plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase) isoforms. Here, we first investigated the expression of PMCA4b, SERCA3a and SERCA2b isoforms in platelets of 17 patients with AIS. Patients presenting thoracic curves were found to present a higher PMCA4b expression coupled to a lower SERCA3a one in agreement with an abnormality in platelet maturation. Indeed, using PMA-treated MEG 01 cells, an in vitro model of megakaryocytopoiesis, we found an increase in SERCA3a expression, associated to a caspase-3 mediated C terminal proteolysis of PMCA4b. To look whether platelets reflect a basic defect in cell differentiation, we next identified osteoblast Ca2+-ATPases and studied their expressions in AIS. Major expressions of PMCA4b and SERCA2b were found in normal osteoblasts. Comparing platelets and osteoblasts in two additional patients with AIS, we found opposite and concerted regulations of the expressions of PMCA4b and caspase-3 substrate, PARP in both cell types. A systemic defect in cell differentiation involving caspase-3 can be proposed as a novel mechanism in the etiopathogenesis of the most frequent type of AIS. *R. Bredoux and E. Corvazier contributed equally to this work.
authors.affiliation: Inserm U 689, IFR 139, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Raymonde
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bredoux
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Corvazier
authors.forename: Saoussen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dally
authors.forename: Chiraz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chaabane
authors.forename: Regis
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bobe
authors.forename: Aly
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raies
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moreau
authors.forename: Jocelyne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Enouf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000201:enzymology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D053499:Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000097:blood / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology*; D034061:Thrombopoiesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C507517:ATP2B4 protein, human; D053499:Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; C506946:ATP2A2 protein, human; C506949:ATP2A3 protein, human