Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2051569 | FEBS Letters | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) is abundant in developing monocyte/macrophage cells and may affect hematopoiesis by reducing formation of reactive oxygen species. The aims of this study were to further characterize the involvement of UCP2 in hematopoiesis. In situ hybridization in mouse embryos identified UCP2-positive cells in liver and inside primitive blood vessels from 10.5 days of prenatal development. High UCP2 transcript levels were detected in reticulocytes and other maturating erythroid cells in peripheral blood of mice exposed to hypoxia, and in umbilical cord blood of human neonates and peripheral blood of adults. Our results suggest involvement of UCP2 in erythropoiesis.
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Authors
Pavel Flachs, Jana Sponarova, Pavel Kopecky, Ondrej Horvath, Anna Sediva, Maryse Nibbelink, Louis Casteilla, Dasa Medrikova, Jan Neckar, Frantisek Kolar, Jan Kopecky,