title: Inhibitors of DNA binding proteins restrict T cell potential by repressing Notch1 expression in Flt3-negative common lymphoid progenitors.
abstract: Lineage commitment is regulated during hematopoiesis, with stepwise loss of differentiation potential ultimately resulting in lineage commitment. In this study we describe a novel population of B/NK bipotent precursors among common lymphoid progenitors in the fetal liver and the bone marrow. The absence of T cell precursor potential, both in vivo and in vitro, is due to low Notch1 expression and secondary to inhibition of E2A activity by members of the inhibitor of DNA binding (Id) protein family. Our results demonstrate a new, Id protein-dependent, molecular mechanism of Notch1 repression, operative in both fetal and adult common lymphoid progenitors, where T cell potential is selectively inhibited without affecting either the B or NK programs. This study identifies Id proteins as negative regulators of T cell specification, before B and NK commitment, and provides important insights into the transcriptional networks orchestrating hematopoiesis.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, Unité de Lymphopoièse, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pereira de Sousa
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berthault
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Granato
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: Cyrille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ramond
authors.forename: Barbara L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Kee
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cumano
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vieira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D019070:Cell Lineage / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D051797:Inhibitor of Differentiation Protein 2 / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics; D051796:Inhibitor of Differentiation Proteins / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D051881:Receptor, Notch1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D051941:fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051797:Inhibitor of Differentiation Protein 2; D051796:Inhibitor of Differentiation Proteins; D051881:Receptor, Notch1; D051941:fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3; C497452:Idb2 protein, mouse; C497762:Notch1 protein, mouse; C407909:TCF3 protein, human; C067679:Idb3 protein, mouse; C497971:Flt3 protein, mouse