Repression of Id2 expression by Gfi-1 is required for B-cell and myeloid development

Blood. 2010 Aug 19;116(7):1060-9. doi: 10.1182/blood-2009-11-255075. Epub 2010 May 7.

Abstract

The development of mature blood cells from hematopoietic stem cells requires coordinated activities of transcriptional networks. Transcriptional repressor growth factor independence 1 (Gfi-1) is required for the development of B cells, T cells, neutrophils, and for the maintenance of hematopoietic stem cell function. However, the mechanisms by which Gfi-1 regulates hematopoiesis and how Gfi-1 integrates into transcriptional networks remain unclear. Here, we provide evidence that Id2 is a transcriptional target of Gfi-1, and repression of Id2 by Gfi-1 is required for B-cell and myeloid development. Gfi-1 binds to 3 conserved regions in the Id2 promoter and represses Id2 promoter activity in transient reporter assays. Increased Id2 expression was observed in multipotent progenitors, myeloid progenitors, T-cell progenitors, and B-cell progenitors in Gfi-1(-/-) mice. Knockdown of Id2 expression or heterozygosity at the Id2 locus partially rescues the B-cell and myeloid development but not the T-cell development in Gfi-1(-/-) mice. These studies demonstrate a role of Id2 in mediating Gfi-1 functions in B-cell and myeloid development and provide a direct link between Gfi-1 and the B-cell transcriptional network by its ability to repress Id2 expression.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • B-Lymphocytes / cytology*
  • B-Lymphocytes / metabolism*
  • Base Sequence
  • Blotting, Western
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
  • Colony-Forming Units Assay
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / physiology*
  • Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Hematopoiesis
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / cytology
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / metabolism
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Inhibitor of Differentiation Protein 2 / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Inhibitor of Differentiation Protein 2 / physiology*
  • Luciferases / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Myeloid Cells / cytology*
  • Myeloid Cells / metabolism*
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • T-Lymphocytes / cytology
  • T-Lymphocytes / metabolism
  • Transcription Factors / physiology*
  • Transfection

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Gfi1 protein, mouse
  • Idb2 protein, mouse
  • Inhibitor of Differentiation Protein 2
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Transcription Factors
  • Luciferases