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A key commitment step in erythropoiesis is synchronized with the cell cycle clock through mutual inhibition between PU.1 and S-phase progression.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20877475     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Hematopoietic progenitors undergo differentiation while navigating several cell division cycles, but it is unknown whether these two processes are coupled. We addressed this question by studying erythropoiesis in mouse fetal liver in vivo. We found that the initial upregulation of cell surface CD71 identifies developmentally matched erythroblasts that are tightly synchronized in S-phase. We show that DNA replication within this but not subsequent cycles is required for a differentiation switch comprising rapid and simultaneous committal transitions whose precise timing was previously unknown. These include the onset of erythropoietin dependence, activation of the erythroid master transcriptional regulator GATA-1, and a switch to an active chromatin conformation at the β-globin locus. Specifically, S-phase progression is required for the formation of DNase I hypersensitive sites and for DNA demethylation at this locus. Mechanistically, we show that S-phase progression during this key committal step is dependent on downregulation of the cyclin-dependent kinase p57(KIP2) and in turn causes the downregulation of PU.1, an antagonist of GATA-1 function. These findings therefore highlight a novel role for a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor in differentiation, distinct to their known function in cell cycle exit. Furthermore, we show that a novel, mutual inhibition between PU.1 expression and S-phase progression provides a "synchromesh" mechanism that "locks" the erythroid differentiation program to the cell cycle clock, ensuring precise coordination of critical differentiation events.
Authors:
Ramona Pop; Jeffrey R Shearstone; Qichang Shen; Ying Liu; Kelly Hallstrom; Miroslav Koulnis; Joost Gribnau; Merav Socolovsky
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-09-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  PLoS biology     Volume:  8     ISSN:  1545-7885     ISO Abbreviation:  PLoS Biol.     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-29     Completed Date:  2011-01-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101183755     Medline TA:  PLoS Biol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics and Department of Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antigens, CD / metabolism
Cell Cycle*
Chromatin / metabolism
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p57 / metabolism
DNA Methylation
DNA Replication
Down-Regulation
Erythropoiesis*
Mice
Proto-Oncogene Proteins / metabolism*
Receptors, Transferrin / metabolism
S Phase*
Trans-Activators / metabolism*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA T32-130807/CA/NCI NIH HHS; DK32520/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01 HL084168/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antigens, CD; 0/CD71 antigen; 0/Chromatin; 0/Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p57; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins; 0/Receptors, Transferrin; 0/Trans-Activators; 0/proto-oncogene protein Spi-1

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