Runx genes are direct targets of Scl/Tal1 in the yolk sac and fetal liver.
Transcription factors such as Scl/Tal1, Lmo2, and Runx1 are essential for the development of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). However, the precise mechanisms by which these factors interact to form transcriptional networks, as well as the identity of the genes downstream of these regulatory cascades, remain largely unknown. To this end, we generated an Scl(-/-) yolk sac cell line to identify candidate Scl target genes by global expression profiling after reintroduction of a TAT-Scl fusion protein. Bioinformatics analysis resulted in the identification of 9 candidate Scl target transcription factor genes, including Runx1 and Runx3. Chromatin immunoprecipitation confirmed that both Runx genes are direct targets of Scl in the fetal liver and that Runx1 is also occupied by Scl in the yolk sac. Furthermore, binding of an Scl-Lmo2-Gata2 complex was demonstrated to occur on the regions flanking the conserved E-boxes of the Runx1 loci and was shown to transactivate the Runx1 element. Together, our data provide a key component of the transcriptional network of early hematopoiesis by identifying downstream targets of Scl that can explain key aspects of the early Scl(-/-) phenotype.
Landry
Josette-Renée
JR
Department of Haematology, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Kinston
Sarah
S
Knezevic
Kathy
K
de Bruijn
Marella F T R
MF
Wilson
Nicola
N
Nottingham
Wade T
WT
Peitz
Michael
M
Edenhofer
Frank
F
Pimanda
John E
JE
Ottersbach
Katrin
K
Göttgens
Berthold
B
D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D002469:Cell Separation; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D050676:Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D050677:Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D050989:GATA2 Transcription Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D006801:Humans; D060588:LIM Domain Proteins; D008099:Liver / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008667:Metalloproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D000073942:T-Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Protein 1; D015017:Yolk Sac / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism*
D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins; D050676:Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit; D050677:Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050989:GATA2 Transcription Factor; D060588:LIM Domain Proteins; D008667:Metalloproteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D000073942:T-Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Protein 1; C494712:Gata2 protein, mouse; C513188:Lmo2 protein, mouse; C493726:Runx1 protein, mouse; C493730:Runx3 protein, mouse; C489366:Tal1 protein, mouse