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Elementos de Facilitación Genéticos , Hemoglobina H/genética , Globinas alfa/genética , Talasemia alfa/genética , Adulto , Alelos , Cromatina/genética , Cromatina/ultraestructura , Cromosomas Humanos Par 16/genética , Cromosomas Humanos Par 16/ultraestructura , Eritroblastos/patología , Eritropoyesis , Femenino , Eliminación de Gen , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Genotipo , Hemoglobina E/genética , Hemoglobina H/análisis , Humanos , Masculino , Linaje , ARN Mensajero/biosíntesis , ARN Mensajero/genética , Eliminación de Secuencia , Suriname/etnología , Globinas alfa/biosíntesis , Talasemia alfa/sangre , Globinas beta/genéticaRESUMEN
Characterized for the first time in erythrocytes, phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinases (PIP kinases) belong to a family of enzymes that generate various lipid messengers and participate in several cellular processes, including gene expression regulation. Recently, the PIPKIIα gene was found to be differentially expressed in reticulocytes from two siblings with hemoglobin H disease, suggesting a possible relationship between PIPKIIα and the production of globins. Here, we investigated PIPKIIα gene and protein expression and protein localization in hematopoietic-derived cells during their differentiation, and the effects of PIPKIIα silencing on K562 cells. PIPKIIα silencing resulted in an increase in α and γ globins and a decrease in the proliferation of K562 cells without affecting cell cycle progression and apoptosis. In conclusion, using a cell line model, we showed that PIPKIIα is widely expressed in hematopoietic-derived cells, is localized in their cytoplasm and nucleus, and is upregulated during erythroid differentiation. We also showed that PIPKIIα silencing can induce α and γ globin expression and decrease cell proliferation in K562 cells.