title: Expression in hematopoietic cells of GATA-1 transcripts from the alternative "testis" promoter during development and cell differentiation.
abstract: GATA-1 is a transcription factor expressed both in the hematopoietic system and in the Sertoli cells of the testis, and is essential for correct erythropoiesis. Hematopoietic and Sertoli cells transcribe GATA-1 from two different promoters: the proximal (erythroid) is active in hematopoietic cells; the distal (testis) is active in Sertoli cells. We investigated by RT-PCR the possibility that GATA-1 might be transcribed from the testis promoter also in hematopoietic cells. Testis promoter-derived transcripts are present at low levels in vivo at all stages of hematopoietic development. Purified multipotent progenitors, fractionated into populations expressing low or high levels of GATA-1, do not contain any "testis" transcripts. However, when grown in vitro, they rapidly express GATA-1 from the testis promoter in the presence of Erythropoietin (Epo) but not in that of other growth factors. This result reflects an Epo-dependent differentiation event, rather than a direct effect of Epo. Indeed, immortalized progenitor cell lines which respond to both Epo and SCF, continue to express testis-derived transcripts when switched from Epo to SCF.
authors.affiliation: Centro di Studio sulla Patologia Cellulare, CNR, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moroni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cairns
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ottolenghi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Giglioni
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ashihara
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Migliaccio
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Migliaccio
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D050981:Erythroid-Specific DNA-Binding Factors; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000494:pharmacology; D050982:GATA1 Transcription Factor; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D019089:Stem Cell Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D013737:Testis / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050981:Erythroid-Specific DNA-Binding Factors; D050982:GATA1 Transcription Factor; C494689:Gata1 protein, mouse; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019089:Stem Cell Factor; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004921:Erythropoietin