title: Essential role of spi-1-like (spi-1l) in zebrafish myeloid cell differentiation.
abstract: The ETS protein Spi-1/Pu.1 plays a pivotal and widespread role throughout hematopoiesis in many species. This study describes the identification, characterization, and functional analysis of a new zebrafish spi transcription factor spi-1-like (spi-1l) that is expressed in primitive myeloid cells, erythro-myelo progenitor cells, and in the adult kidney. Spi-1l functions genetically downstream of etsrp, scl, and spi-1/pu.1 in myeloid differentiation. Spi-1l is coexpressed in a subset of spi-1/pu.1 cells and its function is necessary and sufficient for macrophage and granulocyte differentiation. These results establish a critical role for spi-1l in zebrafish myeloid cell differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606, USA.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bukrinsky
authors.forename: Kevin J P
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Shuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Utpal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics*; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000187:drug effects; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009025:Morpholines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D022423:Myeloid Cells / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense / Q000494:pharmacology; D010802:Phylogeny; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D000099232:Proto-Oncogene Protein Spi-1
chemical_list: D009025:Morpholines; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins; D000099232:Proto-Oncogene Protein Spi-1; C539702:spi1a protein, zebrafish