title: Apoptosis: role in myeloid cell development.
abstract: Hematopoiesis is the process that generates blood cells in an organism from the pluripotent stem cells. Hematopoietic stem cells are characterized by their ability to undergo self-renewal and differentiation. The self-renewing ability ensures that these pluripotent cells are not depleted from the bone marrow niche. A proper balance between cell death and cell survival is necessary to maintain a homeostatic condition, hence, apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is an essential step in hematopoiesis. Recent studies, however, have introduced a new aspect to this process, citing the significance of the apoptosis mediator, caspase, in cell development and differentiation. Extensive research has been carried out to study the possible role of caspases and other apoptosis related factors in the developmental processes. This review focuses on the various apoptotic factors involved in the development and differentiation of myeloid lineage cells: erythrocytes, megakaryocytes, and macrophages.
authors.affiliation: Stem Cells and Haematological Disorders Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarvothaman
authors.affiliation: Stem Cells and Haematological Disorders Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Ram Babu
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Undi
authors.affiliation: Stem Cells and Haematological Disorders Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Satya Ratan
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Pasupuleti
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, GITAM Institute of Science, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India.
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gutti
authors.affiliation: Stem Cells and Haematological Disorders Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Ravi Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gutti
keywords: Apoptosis; Caspase; Differentiation; Erythrocyte; Megakaryocyte; Monocyte