title: [Genetic control of hematopoiesis].
abstract: Commitment and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells are associated with the progressive restriction of cellular proliferation and the progressive expression of a subset of genes encoding the markers of mature cells. These two processes are genetically regulated and, in this paper, I review the expression and function of the GATA family of transcription factors as an example of this genetic regulation. GATA cis-acting elements are found in most of the regulatory regions of T-lymphoid, erythrocytic and megakaryocytic restricted genes. These GATA motifs are recognized by the members of a family of transcriptional regulators: the GATA family. Three members of this family, GATA-1, 2 and 3 are expressed in hematopoietic cells. They are necessary for the erythrocytic and megakaryocytic lineages (GATA-1), for the T-lymphoid lineage (GATA-3), and for the proliferation of uncommitted hematopoietic precursors (GATA-2). GATA-1 displays at least four functions: activation of the erythrocytic and megakaryocytic specific genes, regulation of the epsilon-->gamma globin switch and control of the cell cycle. These two last functions will be discussed to show the multiple facets of GATA-1 in the genetic regulation of hematopoiesis.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U91, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil, France.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Roméo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D050981:Erythroid-Specific DNA-Binding Factors; D050989:GATA2 Transcription Factor; D050990:GATA3 Transcription Factor; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000235:genetics*; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050981:Erythroid-Specific DNA-Binding Factors; D050989:GATA2 Transcription Factor; D050990:GATA3 Transcription Factor; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D005914:Globins