title: CXXC finger protein 1 is required for normal proliferation and differentiation of the PLB-985 myeloid cell line.
abstract: CXXC finger protein 1 (CFP1) binds to unmethylated CpG motifs in DNA, is a component of the mammalian Set1 histone methyltransferase complex, and is essential for zebrafish hematopoiesis. Transfection of the human PLB-985 myeloid cell line with a short hairpin RNA directed against the transcript encoding CFP1 results in 80% fewer colonies compared to a vector control, suggesting that CFP1 is required for survival of PLB-985 cells. One clone, CFP1-AS1, exhibits a 70% decrease in CFP1 protein levels and a slower doubling time due to an increase in the proportion of cells in G(1) and G(2) and a decrease of cells in S phase. CFP1-AS1 cells exhibit a 40% reduction of DNA methyltransferase 1 protein but contain normal levels of global genomic cytosine methylation. The CFP1-AS1 clone suffers from a defect of granulocytic differentiation, as approximately half of the cells fail to obtain a terminally differentiated nuclear architecture and fail to generate a respiratory burst. Similar results were obtained upon induction of monocyte/macrophage differentiation. Extended passaging of CFP1-AS1 cells resulted in increased levels of the CFP1 protein, to approximately 85% of wild-type levels, and concomitant rescue of myeloid differentiation. These results demonstrate a role for CFP1 in mammalian hematopoietic development.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: Suzanne R L
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Skalnik
mesh_terms: D002453:Cell Cycle; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002470:Cell Survival; D003545:Cysteine / Q000378:metabolism; D000076123:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1; D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D019175:DNA Methylation; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D022423:Myeloid Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D015534:Trans-Activators
chemical_list: C409062:CXXC1 protein, human; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D000076123:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1; D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases; D003545:Cysteine