Negative cell-cycle regulators cooperatively control self-renewal and differentiation of haematopoietic stem cells.
Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are capable of shifting from a state of relative quiescence under homeostatic conditions to rapid proliferation under conditions of stress. The mechanisms that regulate the relative quiescence of stem cells and its association with self-renewal are unclear, as is the contribution of molecular regulators of the cell cycle to these decisions. Understanding the mechanisms that govern these transitions will provide important insights into cell-cycle regulation of HSCs and possible therapeutic approaches to expand HSCs. We have investigated the role of two negative regulators of the cell cycle, p27(Kip1) and MAD1, in controlling this transition. Here we show that Mad1(-/-)p27(Kip1-/-) bone marrow has a 5.7-fold increase in the frequency of stem cells, and surprisingly, an expanded pool of quiescent HSCs. However, Mad1(-/-)p27(Kip1-/-) stem cells exhibit an enhanced proliferative response under conditions of stress, such as cytokine stimulation in vitro and regeneration of the haematopoietic system after ablation in vivo. Together these data demonstrate that the MYC-antagonist MAD1 and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27(Kip1) cooperate to regulate the self-renewal and differentiation of HSCs in a context-dependent manner.
Walkley
Carl R
CR
Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria 3002, Australia.
Fero
Matthew L
ML
Chien
Wei-Ming
WM
Purton
Louise E
LE
McArthur
Grant A
GA
D000818:Animals; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D050760:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000494:pharmacology; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000502:physiology*; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000502:physiology*
C493961:Cdkn1b protein, mouse; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D016207:Cytokines; C501385:Mad1l1 protein, mouse; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D050760:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27; D005472:Fluorouracil