Background: Megakaryocytes (MKs) develop from hematopoietic stem cells after stimulation by the cytokine thrombopoietin. During megakaryopoiesis, MKs enlarge, undergo the process of endomitosis, and develop intracellular membranes (demarcation membrane system, DMS). During DMS formation, there is active transport of proteins, lipids, and membranes from the Golgi apparatus to the DMS. The most important phosphoinositide that controls anterograde transport from the Golgi apparatus to the plasma membrane (PM) is phosphatidylinositol-4-monophosphate (PI4P), whose levels are controlled by suppressor of actin mutations 1-like protein (Sac1) phosphatase at the Golgi and endoplasmic reticulum.
Objectives: Here we investigated the role of Sac1 and PI4P in megakaryopoiesis.
Methods: We analyzed Sac1 and PI4P localization in primary MKs derived from fetal liver or bone marrow and in the DAMI cell line by immunofluorescence. The intracellular and PM pools of PI4P in primary MKs were modulated by expression of Sac1 constructs from retroviral vector and inhibition of PI4 kinase IIIα, respectively.
Results: We showed that in primary mouse MKs, PI4P is mostly found in the Golgi apparatus and the PM in immature MKs, while in mature MKs, it is found in the cell periphery and at the PM. The exogenous expression of wild-type but not C389S mutant (catalytically dead) Sac1 results in the perinuclear retention of the Golgi apparatus resembling immature MKs, with decreased ability to form proplatelets. The pharmacologic inhibition of PI4P production specifically at the PM also resulted in a significant decrease in MKs that form proplatelets.
Conclusion: These results indicate that both intracellular and PM pools of PI4P mediate MK maturation and proplatelet formation.
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