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Chromatin remodelling factor SMARCD2 (BAF60B) regulates transcriptional networks controlling early and late differentiation of neutrophil granulocytes

ABSTRACT: Differentiation of haematopoietic stem cells followsa hierarchical program of transcription-factor regulated events. Early myeloid cell differentiation is dependent on PU.1 and CEBPA (CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha), late myeloid differentiation is orchestrated by CEBPE (CCAAT/enhancer binding protein epsilon). The influence of SWI/SNF (SWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable) chromatin remodelling factors as novel master regulators of haematopoietic differentiation is only beginning to be explored. Here, we identified three homozygous loss-of-function mutations in SMARCD2 (SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily d, member 2), a member of the SWI/SNF complex, in three unrelated pedigrees. We find that SMARCD2-deficient hematopoiesis results in dysfunctional neutrophil granulocytes, characterized by specific granule deficiency, myelodysplasia, and an excess of blast cells. We can show that SMARCD2 controls early steps in the differentiation of myeloid-erythroid progenitor cells in mice and zebra fish. In vitro SMARCD2 interacts with the transcription factor CEBPE. Furthermore, we find that SMARCD2 controls expression of neutrophil proteins stored in specific granules and leads to transcriptional and chromatin changes in AML cells. Hence, we identify SMARCD2 as a key factor controlling myelopoiesis and as a potential tumour suppressor in leukemia.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE84703 | GEO | 2017/01/18

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA330860

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:The CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins (CEBPs) are transcription factors involved in hematopoietic cell development and induction of several inflammatory mediators. Here, we generated CEBP-beta (CEBPB) and CEBP-epsilon (CEBPE) double-knockout (bbee) mice and compared their phenotypes to those of single-deficient (bbEE and BBee) and wild-type (BBEE) mice. The bbee mice were highly susceptible to fatal infections and died within 2-3 months. Morphologically, their neutrophils were blocked at the myelocytes/metamyelocytes stage, and clonogenic assays of bone marrow cells indicated a significant decrease in the number of myeloid colonies of the bbee mice. In addition, the proportion of hematopoietic progenitor cells [Lin(-)Sca1(+)c-Kit(+)] in the bone marrow of the bbee mice was significantly increased, reflecting the defective differentiation of the myeloid compartment. Furthermore, microarray expression analysis of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma)-activated bone marrow-derived macrophages from bbee compared to single knockout mice revealed decreased expression of essential immune response-related genes and networks, including some direct CEBP targets such as Marco and Clec4e. Overall, the phenotype of the bbee mice is distinct from either the bbEE or BBee mice, demonstrating that both transcription factors are crucial for the maturation of neutrophils and macrophages, as well as the innate immune system, and can at least in part compensate for each other in the single knockout mice. To rule out the regulatory influence of both CEBPB and CEBPE on macrophage-related genes, expression analysis of bone marrow-derived macrophages was performed. Macrophages were derived from murine bone marrow with the use of murine M-CSF. The macrophages were stimulated with both LPS (100 ng) and IFN-gamma (100 ng) for 24h, and RNA was extracted for array analysis. Overall, RNA was extracted from stimulated macrophages of one WT mouse, one CEBPB-KO mouse, one CEBPE-KO mouse and one double-KO mouse.

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Chromatin remodelling factor SMARCD2 (BAF60B) regulates transcriptional networks controlling early and late differentiation of neutrophil granulocytes

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