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- Title
Regulation of Phosphatidylserine Exposure in Red Blood Cells.
- Authors
Nguyen, Duc Bach; Wagner-Britz, Lisa; Maia, Sara; Steffen, Patrick; Wagner, Christian; Kaestner, Lars; Bernhardt, Ingolf
- Abstract
The exposure of phosphatidylserine (PS) on the outer membrane leaflet of red blood cells (RBCs) serves as a signal for eryptosis, a mechanism for the RBC clearance from blood circulation. The process of PS exposure was investigated as function of the intracellular Ca2+ content and the activation of PKCα in human and sheep RBCs. Cells were treated with lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), 4-bromo-A23187, or phorbol-12 myristate-13 acetate (PMA) and analysed by flow cytometry, single cell fluorescence video imaging, or confocal microscopy. For human RBCs, no clear correlation existed between the number of cells with an elevated Ca2+ content and PS exposure. Results are explained by three different mechanisms responsible for the PS exposure in human RBCs: (i) Ca2+-stimulated scramblase activation (and flippase inhibition) by LPA, 4-bromo-A23187, and PMA; (ii) PKC activation by LPA and PMA; and (iii) enhanced lipid flop caused by LPA. In sheep RBCs, only the latter mechanism occurs suggesting absence of scramblase activity. Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; ERYTHROCYTES; CELL membranes; CELLULAR signal transduction; CELL physiology; FLUORESCENCE microscopy; LYSOPHOSPHOLIPIDS
- Publication
Cellular Physiology & Biochemistry (Karger AG), 2011, Vol 28, Issue 5, p847
- ISSN
1015-8987
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000335798