GABP controls a critical transcription regulatory module that is essential for maintenance and differentiation of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells.

Abstract:

:Maintaining a steady pool of self-renewing hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is critical for sustained production of multiple blood lineages. Many transcription factors and molecules involved in chromatin and epigenetic modifications have been found to be critical for HSC self-renewal and differentiation; however, their interplay is less understood. The transcription factor GA binding protein (GABP), consisting of DNA-binding subunit GABPα and transactivating subunit GABPβ, is essential for lymphopoiesis as shown in our previous studies. Here we demonstrate cell-intrinsic, absolute dependence on GABPα for maintenance and differentiation of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. Through genome-wide mapping of GABPα binding and transcriptomic analysis of GABPα-deficient HSCs, we identified Zfx and Etv6 transcription factors and prosurvival Bcl-2 family members including Bcl-2, Bcl-X(L), and Mcl-1 as direct GABP target genes, underlying its pivotal role in HSC survival. GABP also directly regulates Foxo3 and Pten and hence sustains HSC quiescence. Furthermore, GABP activates transcription of DNA methyltransferases and histone acetylases including p300, contributing to regulation of HSC self-renewal and differentiation. These systematic analyses revealed a GABP-controlled gene regulatory module that programs multiple aspects of HSC biology. Our studies thus constitute a critical first step in decoding how transcription factors are orchestrated to regulate maintenance and multipotency of HSCs.

journal_name

Blood

journal_title

Blood

authors

Yu S,Cui K,Jothi R,Zhao DM,Jing X,Zhao K,Xue HH

doi

10.1182/blood-2010-09-306563

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-02-17 00:00:00

pages

2166-78

issue

7

eissn

0006-4971

issn

1528-0020

pii

blood-2010-09-306563

journal_volume

117

pub_type

杂志文章

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