RUNX1-Induced DNA Demethylation Drives Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Development
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Project description:RUNX1 (also known as AML1) is a key transcription factor for definitive hematopoietic stem cell development and following hematopoietic cell linage specifications, in which chromatin- or epigennome-mediated regulation by RUNX1, particularly regulation of DNA methylation status, is proposed to be involved in addition to its direct gene expression regulation. However, how RUNX1 regulates DNA methylation status and its role in the hematopoiesis remain to be elucidated. Here we first demonstrated that RUNX1 induces RUNX1 binding site directed DNA demethylation across the whole genome. HaloTag-based pull-down assay revealed associations of RUNX1 with active DNA demethylation related proteins such as TET, TDG or GADD45A, suggested that the RUNX1-mediated DNA demethylation is active DNA demethylation mechanism. Additional combinatorial overexpression of TET and TDG enlarged the RUNX1-mediated DNA demethylation, supporting what RUNX1-mediated DNA demethylation is active DNA demethylation. These results strongly suggested that RUNX1-mediated DNA demethylation is achieved by recruiting those proteins involved in active DNA demethylation. Finally, we found that the RUNX1-mediated demethylation predominately targets and activates hematopoietic genes whose promoter regions are demethylated during hematopoiesis. Collectively, our insight suggested that RUNX1-mediated binding site directed DNA demethylation is a novel mechanism of hematopoietic gene activation.
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Project description:The transcription factor RUNX1 is frequently mutated in myelodysplastic syndrome and leukemia. RUNX1 mutations can be early events, creating pre-leukemic stem cells that expand in the bone marrow. Here we show that, counter-intuitively, Runx1 deficient hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) have a slow growth, low biosynthetic, small cell phenotype and markedly reduced ribosome biogenesis (Ribi). The reduced Ribi involves decreased levels of rRNA and many mRNAs encoding ribosome proteins. Runx1 appears to directly regulate Ribi; Runx1 is enriched on the promoters of genes encoding ribosome proteins, and binds the ribosomal DNA repeats. Runx1 deficient HSPCs have lower p53 levels, reduced apoptosis, an attenuated unfolded protein response, and accordingly are resistant to genotoxic and endoplasmic reticulum stress. The low biosynthetic activity and corresponding stress resistance provides a selective advantage to Runx1 deficient HSPCs, allowing them to expand in the bone marrow and outcompete normal HSPCs. Comparison of the phenotypic and molecular properties of normal (Runx1f/f, or WT) versus Runx1 deficient (Mut) hematopoietic stem cells.
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Project description:The transcription factor Runx1 is essential for the establishment of definitive hematopoiesis during embryonic development. In adult blood homeostasis, Runx1 plays a pivotal role in the maturation of lymphocytes and megakaryocytes. Furthermore, Runx1 is required for the regulation of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) pools. However, how Runx1 orchestrates self-renewal and lineage choices in combination with other factors is not well understood. Here we describe a genome-scale RNAi screen to detect genes that cooperate with Runx1 in regulating HSPCs. We identify the polycomb group protein Pcgf1 as an epigenetic regulator involved in hematopoietic cell differentiation. We show that simultaneous depletion of Runx1 and Pcgf1 allows sustained self-renewal while blocking differentiation of HSPCs in vitro. We find an upregulation of HoxA cluster genes upon Pcgf1 knockdown that possibly accounts for the increase in self-renewal. Further, our data suggest that cells lacking both Runx1 and Pcgf1 are blocked at an early progenitor stage, indicating that a concerted action of the transcription factor Runx1 together with the epigenetic repressor Pcgf1 is necessary for terminal differentiation. Thus, our work discovers a genetic link between transcriptional and epigenetic regulation that is required for hematopoietic differentiation. Hematopoietic stem and precursor cells freshly isolated from mice were transduced with an shRNA targeting Pcgf1 or a control shRNA. Cells were selected with puromycin for 36 h before total mRNA was isolated.
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Project description:The transcription factor Runx1 is essential for the establishment of definitive hematopoiesis during embryonic development. In adult blood homeostasis, Runx1 plays a pivotal role in the maturation of lymphocytes and megakaryocytes. Furthermore, Runx1 is required for the regulation of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) pools. However, how Runx1 orchestrates self-renewal and lineage choices in combination with other factors is not well understood. Here we describe a genome-scale RNAi screen to detect genes that cooperate with Runx1 in regulating HSPCs. We identify the polycomb group protein Pcgf1 as an epigenetic regulator involved in hematopoietic cell differentiation. We show that simultaneous depletion of Runx1 and Pcgf1 allows sustained self-renewal while blocking differentiation of HSPCs in vitro. We find an upregulation of HoxA cluster genes upon Pcgf1 knockdown that possibly accounts for the increase in self-renewal. Further, our data suggest that cells lacking both Runx1 and Pcgf1 are blocked at an early progenitor stage, indicating that a concerted action of the transcription factor Runx1 together with the epigenetic repressor Pcgf1 is necessary for terminal differentiation. Thus, our work discovers a genetic link between transcriptional and epigenetic regulation that is required for hematopoietic differentiation.
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