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Impact of Genetic Polymorphisms in Modifier Genes in Determining Fetal Hemoglobin Levels in Beta-Thalassemia. THALASSEMIA REPORTS 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/thalassrep13010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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Genetic polymorphisms in Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) genes such as BCL11A, HBS1L-MYB and KLF1 have been reported to influence fetal hemoglobin (HbF) levels. This prospective study was planned to evaluate the role of genetic polymorphisms in QTL genes as determinant of HbF levels in beta thalassemia major patients. The study was carried out on 100 thalassemia major patients. Blood samples were collected in EDTA and plain vials for biochemical and molecular evaluation. The BCL11A, HBS1L-MYB and KLF1 genotypes were determined using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method. Red Blood Cell (RBC) indices and HbF levels were assessed. In silico analysis was assessed using loss-of-function tool (Lof Tool). Statistical difference and genetic comparisons between groups were evaluated by using SPSS for Windows, version 16.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Comparisons between quantitative variables were carried out after data explored for normality using Kolmogorov–Smirnov test of normality. Logistic regression was used for computation of ORs and 95% CIs (Confidence Interval). We observed association of HbF levels in thalassemia major patients with the polymorphisms in BCL11A (rs11886868 rs7557939; rs1427407 and rs766432) and HBS1L-MYB (rs9399137) gene. The results of this study indicated that the presence of polymorphisms on modifier genes are strongly associated with an increase in HbF levels in thalassemia major patients. Further research with a larger sample size and with other genes of modifier genes is required.
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Krüppel-Like Factor 1: A Pivotal Gene Regulator in Erythropoiesis. Cells 2022; 11:cells11193069. [PMID: 36231031 PMCID: PMC9561966 DOI: 10.3390/cells11193069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Krüppel-like factor 1 (KLF1) plays a crucial role in erythropoiesis. In-depth studies conducted on mice and humans have highlighted its importance in erythroid lineage commitment, terminal erythropoiesis progression and the switching of globin genes from γ to β. The role of KLF1 in haemoglobin switching is exerted by the direct activation of β-globin gene and by the silencing of γ-globin through activation of BCL11A, an important γ-globin gene repressor. The link between KLF1 and γ-globin silencing identifies this transcription factor as a possible therapeutic target for β-hemoglobinopathies. Moreover, several mutations have been identified in the human genes that are responsible for various benign phenotypes and erythroid disorders. The study of the phenotype associated with each mutation has greatly contributed to the current understanding of the complex role of KLF1 in erythropoiesis. This review will focus on some of the principal functions of KLF1 on erythroid cell commitment and differentiation, spanning from primitive to definitive erythropoiesis. The fundamental role of KLF1 in haemoglobin switching will be also highlighted. Finally, an overview of the principal human mutations and relative phenotypes and disorders will be described.
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Mukherjee K, Bieker JJ. Transcriptional Control of Gene Expression and the Heterogeneous Cellular Identity of Erythroblastic Island Macrophages. Front Genet 2021; 12:756028. [PMID: 34880902 PMCID: PMC8646026 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.756028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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During definitive erythropoiesis, maturation of erythroid progenitors into enucleated reticulocytes requires the erythroblastic island (EBI) niche comprising a central macrophage attached to differentiating erythroid progenitors. Normally, the macrophage provides a nurturing environment for maturation of erythroid cells. Its critical physiologic importance entails aiding in recovery from anemic insults, such as systemic stress or acquired disease. Considerable interest in characterizing the central macrophage of the island niche led to the identification of putative cell surface markers enriched in island macrophages, enabling isolation and characterization. Recent studies focus on bulk and single cell transcriptomics of the island macrophage during adult steady-state erythropoiesis and embryonic erythropoiesis. They reveal that the island macrophage is a distinct cell type but with widespread cellular heterogeneity, likely suggesting distinct developmental origins and biological function. These studies have also uncovered transcriptional programs that drive gene expression in the island macrophage. Strikingly, the master erythroid regulator EKLF/Klf1 seems to also play a major role in specifying gene expression in island macrophages, including a putative EKLF/Klf1-dependent transcription circuit. Our present review and analysis of mouse single cell genetic patterns suggest novel expression characteristics that will enable a clear enrichment of EBI subtypes and resolution of island macrophage heterogeneity. Specifically, the discovery of markers such as Epor, and specific features for EKLF/Klf1-expressing island macrophages such as Sptb and Add2, or for SpiC-expressing island macrophage such as Timd4, or for Maf/Nr1h3-expressing island macrophage such as Vcam1, opens exciting possibilities for further characterization of these unique macrophage cell types in the context of their critical developmental function.
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- Kaustav Mukherjee
- Department of Cell, Developmental, and Regenerative Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.,Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Cell, Developmental, and Regenerative Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.,Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.,Tisch Cancer Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.,Mindich Child Health and Development Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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Sun N, Shen C, Zhang L, Wu X, Yu Y, Yang X, Yang C, Zhong C, Gao Z, Miao W, Yang Z, Gao W, Hu L, Williams K, Liu C, Chang Y, Gao Y. Hepatic Krüppel-like factor 16 (KLF16) targets PPARα to improve steatohepatitis and insulin resistance. Gut 2021; 70:2183-2195. [PMID: 33257471 PMCID: PMC8515101 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Impaired hepatic fatty acids oxidation results in lipid accumulation and redox imbalance, promoting the development of fatty liver diseases and insulin resistance. However, the underlying pathogenic mechanism is poorly understood. Krüppel-like factor 16 (KLF16) is a transcription factor that abounds in liver. We explored whether and by what mechanisms KLF16 affects hepatic lipid catabolism to improve hepatosteatosis and insulin resistance. DESIGN KLF16 expression was determined in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and mice models. The role of KLF16 in the regulation of lipid metabolism was investigated using hepatocyte-specific KLF16-deficient mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD) or using an adenovirus/adeno-associated virus to alter KLF16 expression in mouse primary hepatocytes (MPHs) and in vivo livers. RNA-seq, luciferase reporter gene assay and ChIP analysis served to explore the molecular mechanisms involved. RESULTS KLF16 expression was decreased in patients with NAFLD, mice models and oleic acid and palmitic acid (OA and PA) cochallenged hepatocytes. Hepatic KLF16 knockout impaired fatty acid oxidation, aggravated mitochondrial stress, ROS burden, advancing hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance. Conversely, KLF16 overexpression reduced lipid deposition and improved insulin resistance via directly binding the promoter of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) to accelerate fatty acids oxidation and attenuate mitochondrial stress, oxidative stress in db/db and HFD mice. PPARα deficiency diminished the KLF16-evoked protective effects against lipid deposition in MPHs. Hepatic-specific PPARα overexpression effectively rescued KLF16 deficiency-induced hepatic steatosis, altered redox balance and insulin resistance. CONCLUSIONS These findings prove that a direct KLF16-PPARα pathway closely links hepatic lipid homeostasis and redox balance, whose dysfunction promotes insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis.
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- Nannan Sun
- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Central Lab of Binzhou People’s Hospital, Central Lab of Binzhou People’s Hospital, Shandong, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Institute of Sports Science, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Hypothalamic Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China .,Division of Hypothalamic Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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He C, Wang Y, Xu Q, Xiong Y, Zhu J, Lin Y. Overexpression of Krueppel like factor 3 promotes subcutaneous adipocytes differentiation in goat Capra hircus. Anim Sci J 2021; 92:e13514. [PMID: 33522088 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Previous research reported that KLF3 plays different roles in the regulation of adipose deposition across species. However, the exact function of KLF3 in goat subcutaneous adipocyte remains unknown. Here, the goat KLF3 gene was firstly cloned and showed that the mRNA sequence of the goat KLF3 gene was 1,264 bp (GenBank accession number: KU041753.1) and its coding sequence was 1,037 bp, encoding 345 amino acids with three classic zinc finger domains of KLFs family at its C-terminus. The alignment of the amino acid sequence of KLF3 among various species demonstrated that goat had the highest homology to that of sheep, presenting 99.4% similarity, while the homology similarity to that of mice presented only 93.62% in contrast. Furthermore, KLF3 had highest mRNA level in fat tissue and lowest level in the heart in comparison. Additionally, the mRNA level of KLF3 gradually tended to increase during adipogenesis. Interestingly, overexpression of KLF3 increased lipid accumulation. In line with this, the gain-of-function of KLF3 dramatically elevated the mRNA levels of TG synthetic genes and adipogenic maker genes (p < .01) . Moreover, overexpression of KLF3 upregulated all the potential target genes, except for C/EBPα. These results suggested that KLF3 is a positive regulator for subcutaneous adipocyte differentiation in goats.
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- Changsheng He
- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China.,College of Animal &Veterinary Sciences, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China.,College of Animal &Veterinary Sciences, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China.,College of Animal &Veterinary Sciences, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China.,College of Animal &Veterinary Sciences, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China.,College of Animal &Veterinary Sciences, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China
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Hongfang G, Khan R, Raza SHA, Nurgulsim K, Suhail SM, Rahman A, Ahmed I, Ijaz A, Ahmad I, Linsen Z. Transcriptional regulation of adipogenic marker genes for the improvement of intramuscular fat in Qinchuan beef cattle. Anim Biotechnol 2020; 33:776-795. [PMID: 33151113 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2020.1837847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The intramuscular fat content plays a crucial role in meat quality traits. Increasing the degree of adipogenesis in beef cattle leads to an increase in the content of intramuscular fat. Adipogenesis a complex biochemical process which is under firm genetic control. Over the last three decades, the Qinchuan beef cattle have been extensively studied for the improvement of meat production and quality traits. In this study, we reviewed the literature regarding adipogenesis and intramuscular fat deposition. Then, we summarized the research conducted on the transcriptional regulation of key adipogenic marker genes, and also reviewed the roles of adipogenic marker genes in adipogenesis of Qinchuan beef cattle. This review will elaborate our understanding regarding transcriptional regulation which is a vital physiological process regulated by a cascade of transcription factors (TFs), key target marker genes, and regulatory proteins. This synergistic action of TFs and target genes ensures the accurate and diverse transmission of the genetic information for the accomplishment of central physiological processes. This information will provide an insight into the transcriptional regulation of the adipogenic marker genes and its role in bovine adipogenesis for the breed improvement programs especially for the trait of intramuscular fat deposition.
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- Guo Hongfang
- Medical College of Xuchang University, Xuchang City, Henan Province, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China.,Department of Livestock Management, Breeding and Genetics, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Department of Livestock Management, Breeding and Genetics, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Livestock Management, Breeding and Genetics, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Livestock Management, Breeding and Genetics, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Livestock Management, Breeding and Genetics, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Livestock Management, Breeding and Genetics, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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The erythroblastic island niche: modeling in health, stress, and disease. Exp Hematol 2020; 91:10-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2020.09.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hao J, Yang X, Zhang C, Zhang XT, Shi M, Wang SH, Mi L, Zhao YT, Cao H, Wang Y. KLF3 promotes the 8-cell-like transcriptional state in pluripotent stem cells. Cell Prolif 2020; 53:e12914. [PMID: 32990380 PMCID: PMC7653263 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Mouse embryonic stem cell (mESC) culture contains various heterogeneous populations, which serve as excellent models to study gene regulation in early embryo development. The heterogeneity is typically defined by transcriptional activities, for example, the expression of Nanog or Rex1 mRNA. Our objectives were to identify mESC heterogeneity that are caused by mechanisms other than transcriptional control. MATERIALS AND METHODS Klf3 mRNA and protein were analysed by RT-qPCR, Western blotting or immunofluorescence in mESCs, C2C12 cells, early mouse embryos and various mouse tissues. An ESC reporter line expressing KLF3-GFP fusion protein was made to study heterogeneity of KLF3 protein expression in ESCs. GFP-positive mESCs were sorted for further analysis including RT-qPCR and RNA-seq. RESULTS In the majority of mESCs, KLF3 protein is actively degraded due to its proline-rich sequence and highly disordered structure. Interestingly, KLF3 protein is stabilized in a small subset of mESCs. Transcriptome analysis indicates that KLF3-positive mESCs upregulate genes that are initially activated in 8-cell embryos. Consistently, KLF3 protein but not mRNA is dramatically increased in 8-cell embryos. Forced expression of KLF3 protein in mESCs promotes the expression of 8-cell-embryo activated genes. CONCLUSIONS Our study identifies previously unrecognized heterogeneity due to KLF3 protein expression in mESCs.
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- Jing Hao
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Wan Y, Luo H, Yang M, Tian X, Peng B, Zhan T, Chen X, Ding Y, He J, Cheng X, Huang X, Zhang Y. miR-324-5p Contributes to Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis in Pancreatic Cancer by Targeting KLF3. MOLECULAR THERAPY-ONCOLYTICS 2020; 18:432-442. [PMID: 32913892 PMCID: PMC7452094 DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2020.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Pancreatic cancer cells are characterized by high cell proliferation and low cell apoptosis, but the factors involved in these processes remain to be further studied. In this study, we report that miR-324-5p regulates the proliferation and apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells through regulating the expression of Krüppel-like factor 3 (KLF3). In both pancreatic cancer tissues and cell lines, the levels of miR-324-5p are significantly increased. Inhibition of miR-324-5p represses cell proliferation but promotes cell apoptosis, whereas overexpression of miR-324-5p exerts the opposite effect. Furthermore, we identified KLF3, a factor regulating pancreatic cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis, as a new direct downstream target of miR-324-5p. Our results suggest that miR-324-5p plays an important role in pancreatic cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis via downregulating the expression of KLF3.
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- Yiyuan Wan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuhan Third Hospital, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.,Key Laboratory for Molecular Diagnosis of Hubei Province, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430014, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430014, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuhan Third Hospital, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuhan Third Hospital, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuhan Third Hospital, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuhan Third Hospital, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Diagnosis of Hubei Province, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Diagnosis of Hubei Province, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430014, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuhan Third Hospital, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuhan Third Hospital, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Diagnosis of Hubei Province, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430014, China
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Xu Q, Lin Y, Wang Y, Bai W, Zhu J. Knockdown of KLF9 promotes the differentiation of both intramuscular and subcutaneous preadipocytes in goat. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2020; 84:1594-1602. [PMID: 32434447 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2020.1767497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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KLF9 is reported to promote adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells and pigs. However, the roles of KLF9 in adipocytes differentiation of goat remain unknown. In this study, the expression profiles of KLF9 were different between subcutaneous and intramuscular preadipocytes of goat during differentiation process. After silencing KLF9 gene, the lipid droplets were increased in both two types of adipocytes. In subcutaneous preadipocyte with silencing KLF9, the expressions of C/EBPβ, PPARγ, LPL, KLF1-2, KLF5, and KLF17 genes were up-regulated, while KLF12, KLF4, and KLF13 genes were down-regulated in expression level. In intramuscular preadipocyte, aP2, C/EBPα, KLF2-3, KLF5, and KLF7 gene were up-regulated, and Pref-1 gene was down-regulated. In addition, the binding sites of KLF9 existed in the promoters of aP2, C/EBPα, C/EBPβ, LPL and Pref-1. Taken together, KLF9 play a negative role in the differentiation of both intramuscular and subcutaneous preadipocytes in goats, but the functional mechanism may be different.
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- Qing Xu
- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education , Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization , Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China.,School of Life Science and Technology, Southwest Minzu University , Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education , Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization , Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China.,School of Life Science and Technology, Southwest Minzu University , Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education , Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization , Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University , Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education , Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization , Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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Xu Q, Lin S, Li Q, Lin Y, Xiong Y, Zhu J, Wang Y. Fibroblast growth factor 21 regulates lipid accumulation and adipogenesis in goat intramuscular adipocyte. Anim Biotechnol 2019; 32:318-326. [PMID: 31880478 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2019.1691010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) plays a critical role in the regulation of lipid metabolism; however, its function in goat intramuscular fat (IMF) deposition remains unknown. To explore the role of FGF21 for goat IMF deposition, we performed gain and loss function of FGF21 in intramuscular adipocyte. Our results showed that overexpression of FGF21 mediated by adenovirus inhibits lipid accumulation of goat intramuscular adipocyte, accompanied by down-regulating the mRNA levels of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPARγ), adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein 2 (aP2) and sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (SREBP1), but up-regulating counterpart of preadipocyte factor1 (Pref1). Conversely, siRNAs knocking down FGF21 promotes the expression of PPARγ and CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-α (C/EBPα) but suppressed that of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and Pref1. Meanwhile, we found that FGF21 regulates the expression of many KLFs transcription factors, such as KLF3, 7, 9, 11, 14, and 16. These findings demonstrate a key role of FGF21 as a negative factor in the regulation of adipogenic differentiation in goat intramuscular preadipocyte.
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- Qing Xu
- School of Life Science and Technology, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.,Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.,Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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Stratopoulos A, Kolliopoulou A, Karamperis K, John A, Kydonopoulou K, Esftathiou G, Sgourou A, Kourakli A, Vlachaki E, Chalkia P, Theodoridou S, Papadakis MN, Gerou S, Symeonidis A, Katsila T, Ali BR, Papachatzopoulou A, Patrinos GP. Genomic variants in members of the Krüppel-like factor gene family are associated with disease severity and hydroxyurea treatment efficacy in β-hemoglobinopathies patients. Pharmacogenomics 2019; 20:791-801. [PMID: 31393228 DOI: 10.2217/pgs-2019-0063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Aim: β-Type hemoglobinopathies are characterized by vast phenotypic diversity as far as disease severity is concerned, while differences have also been observed in hydroxyurea (HU) treatment efficacy. These differences are partly attributed to the residual expression of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) in adulthood. The Krüppel-like family of transcription factors (KLFs) are a set of zinc finger DNA-binding proteins which play a major role in HbF regulation. Here, we explored the possible association of variants in KLF gene family members with response to HU treatment efficacy and disease severity in β-hemoglobinopathies patients. Materials & methods: Six tag single nucleotide polymorphisms, located in four KLF genes, namely KLF3, KLF4, KLF9 and KLF10, were analyzed in 110 β-thalassemia major patients (TDT), 18 nontransfusion dependent β-thalassemia patients (NTDT), 82 sickle cell disease/β-thalassemia compound heterozygous patients and 85 healthy individuals as controls. Results: Our findings show that a KLF4 genomic variant (rs2236599) is associated with HU treatment efficacy in sickle cell disease/β-thalassemia compound heterozygous patients and two KLF10 genomic variants (rs980112, rs3191333) are associated with persistent HbF levels in NTDT patients. Conclusion: Our findings provide evidence that genomic variants located in KLF10 gene may be considered as potential prognostic biomarkers of β-thalassemia clinical severity and an additional variant in KLF4 gene as a pharmacogenomic biomarker, predicting response to HU treatment.
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- Apostolos Stratopoulos
- University of Patras, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics & Individualized Therapy, Patras, Greece
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- University of Patras, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics & Individualized Therapy, Patras, Greece
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- University of Patras, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics & Individualized Therapy, Patras, Greece
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- United Arab Emirates University, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Pathology, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- School of Science & Technology, Biology Laboratory, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece
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- Thalassemia & Hemoglobinopathies Unit, Hematology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Thalassemia Unit, "Hippocrateion" General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Thalassemia & Sickle Cell Unit, AHEPA University General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Thalassemia Unit, "Hippocrateion" General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Medical Faculty, Hematology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- University of Patras, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics & Individualized Therapy, Patras, Greece
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- United Arab Emirates University, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Pathology, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- University of Patras, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics & Individualized Therapy, Patras, Greece.,United Arab Emirates University, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Pathology, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.,United Arab Emirates University, Zayed Center of Health Sciences, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Setty M, Kiseliovas V, Levine J, Gayoso A, Mazutis L, Pe'er D. Characterization of cell fate probabilities in single-cell data with Palantir. Nat Biotechnol 2019; 37:451-460. [PMID: 30899105 PMCID: PMC7549125 DOI: 10.1038/s41587-019-0068-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 256] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Single-cell RNA sequencing studies of differentiating systems have raised fundamental questions regarding the discrete versus continuous nature of both differentiation and cell fate. Here we present Palantir, an algorithm that models trajectories of differentiating cells by treating cell fate as a probabilistic process and leverages entropy to measure cell plasticity along the trajectory. Palantir generates a high-resolution pseudo-time ordering of cells and, for each cell state, assigns a probability of differentiating into each terminal state. We apply our algorithm to human bone marrow single-cell RNA sequencing data and detect important landmarks of hematopoietic differentiation. Palantir's resolution enables the identification of key transcription factors that drive lineage fate choice and closely track when cells lose plasticity. We show that Palantir outperforms existing algorithms in identifying cell lineages and recapitulating gene expression trends during differentiation, is generalizable to diverse tissue types, and is well-suited to resolving less-studied differentiating systems.
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- Manu Setty
- Program for Computational and Systems Biology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Program for Computational and Systems Biology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Program for Computational and Systems Biology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Program for Computational and Systems Biology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Program for Computational and Systems Biology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Program for Computational and Systems Biology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Guo H, Khan R, Raza SHA, Ning Y, Wei D, Wu S, Hosseini SM, Ullah I, Garcia MD, Zan L. KLF15 promotes transcription of KLF3 gene in bovine adipocytes. Gene 2018; 659:77-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pollak NM, Hoffman M, Goldberg IJ, Drosatos K. Krüppel-like factors: Crippling and un-crippling metabolic pathways. JACC Basic Transl Sci 2018; 3:132-156. [PMID: 29876529 PMCID: PMC5985828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2017.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Revised: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Krüppel-like factors (KLFs) are DNA-binding transcriptional factors that regulate various pathways that control metabolism and other cellular mechanisms. Various KLF isoforms have been associated with cellular, organ or systemic metabolism. Altered expression or activation of KLFs has been linked to metabolic abnormalities, such as obesity and diabetes, as well as with heart failure. In this review article we summarize the metabolic functions of KLFs, as well as the networks of different KLF isoforms that jointly regulate metabolism in health and disease.
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- Nina M. Pollak
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Metabolic Biology Laboratory, Center for Translational Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Metabolic Biology Laboratory, Center for Translational Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Gillinder KR, Ilsley MD, Nébor D, Sachidanandam R, Lajoie M, Magor GW, Tallack MR, Bailey T, Landsberg MJ, Mackay JP, Parker MW, Miles LA, Graber JH, Peters LL, Bieker JJ, Perkins AC. Promiscuous DNA-binding of a mutant zinc finger protein corrupts the transcriptome and diminishes cell viability. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:1130-1143. [PMID: 28180284 PMCID: PMC5388391 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw1014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The rules of engagement between zinc finger transcription factors and DNA have been partly defined by in vitro DNA-binding and structural studies, but less is known about how these rules apply in vivo. Here, we demonstrate how a missense mutation in the second zinc finger of Krüppel-like factor-1 (KLF1) leads to degenerate DNA-binding specificity in vivo, resulting in ectopic transcription and anemia in the Nan mouse model. We employed ChIP-seq and 4sU-RNA-seq to identify aberrant DNA-binding events genome wide and ectopic transcriptional consequences of this binding. We confirmed novel sequence specificity of the mutant recombinant zinc finger domain by performing biophysical measurements of in vitro DNA-binding affinity. Together, these results shed new light on the mechanisms by which missense mutations in DNA-binding domains of transcription factors can lead to autosomal dominant diseases.
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- Kevin R Gillinder
- Cancer Genomics Group, Mater Research Institute - University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Cancer Genomics Group, Mater Research Institute - University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Oncological Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Cancer Genomics Group, Mater Research Institute - University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Cancer Genomics Group, Mater Research Institute - University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,ACRF Rational Drug Discovery Centre, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Cancer Genomics Group, Mater Research Institute - University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia.,Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia
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Ilsley MD, Gillinder KR, Magor GW, Huang S, Bailey TL, Crossley M, Perkins AC. Krüppel-like factors compete for promoters and enhancers to fine-tune transcription. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:6572-6588. [PMID: 28541545 PMCID: PMC5499887 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Krüppel-like factors (KLFs) are a family of 17 transcription factors characterized by a conserved DNA-binding domain of three zinc fingers and a variable N-terminal domain responsible for recruiting cofactors. KLFs have diverse functions in stem cell biology, embryo patterning, and tissue homoeostasis. KLF1 and related family members function as transcriptional activators via recruitment of co-activators such as EP300, whereas KLF3 and related members act as transcriptional repressors via recruitment of C-terminal Binding Proteins. KLF1 directly activates the Klf3 gene via an erythroid-specific promoter. Herein, we show KLF1 and KLF3 bind common as well as unique sites within the erythroid cell genome by ChIP-seq. We show KLF3 can displace KLF1 from key erythroid gene promoters and enhancers in vivo. Using 4sU RNA labelling and RNA-seq, we show this competition results in reciprocal transcriptional outputs for >50 important genes. Furthermore, Klf3-/- mice displayed exaggerated recovery from anemic stress and persistent cell cycling consistent with a role for KLF3 in dampening KLF1-driven proliferation. We suggest this study provides a paradigm for how KLFs work in incoherent feed-forward loops or networks to fine-tune transcription and thereby control diverse biological processes such as cell proliferation.
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- Melissa D. Ilsley
- Mater Research Institute, Translational Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4102, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute, Translational Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4102, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute, Translational Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4102, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute, Translational Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4102, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute, Translational Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4102, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane 4102, Australia
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Norton LJ, Hallal S, Stout ES, Funnell APW, Pearson RCM, Crossley M, Quinlan KGR. Direct competition between DNA binding factors highlights the role of Krüppel-like Factor 1 in the erythroid/megakaryocyte switch. Sci Rep 2017; 7:3137. [PMID: 28600522 PMCID: PMC5466599 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03289-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The Krüppel-like factor (KLF) family of transcription factors play critical roles in haematopoiesis. KLF1, the founding member of the family, has been implicated in the control of both erythropoiesis and megakaryopoiesis. Here we describe a novel system using an artificial dominant negative isoform of KLF1 to investigate the role of KLF1 in the erythroid/megakaryocytic switch in vivo. We developed murine cell lines stably overexpressing a GST-KLF1 DNA binding domain fusion protein (GST-KLF1 DBD), as well as lines expressing GST only as a control. Interestingly, overexpression of GST-KLF1 DBD led to an overall reduction in erythroid features and an increase in megakaryocytic features indicative of a reduced function of endogenous KLF1. We simultaneously compared in vivo DNA occupancy of both endogenous KLF1 and GST-KLF1 DBD by ChIP qPCR. Here we found that GST-KLF1 DBD physically displaces endogenous KLF1 at a number of loci, providing novel in vivo evidence of direct competition between DNA binding proteins. These results highlight the role of KLF1 in the erythroid/megakaryocyte switch and suggest that direct competition between transcription factors with similar consensus sequences is an important mechanism in transcriptional regulation.
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- Laura J Norton
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.,School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.,School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.,School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
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KLF1 directly activates expression of the novel fetal globin repressor ZBTB7A/LRF in erythroid cells. Blood Adv 2017; 1:685-692. [PMID: 29296711 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2016002303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Genes encoding the human β-like hemoglobin proteins undergo a developmental switch from fetal γ-globin to adult β-globin expression around the time of birth. β-hemoglobinopathies, such as sickle-cell disease and β-thalassemia, result from mutations affecting the adult β-globin gene. The only treatment options currently available carry significant adverse effects. Analyses of heritable variations in fetal hemoglobin (HbF) levels have provided evidence that reactivation of the silenced fetal γ-globin genes in adult erythroid cells is a promising therapy. The γ-globin repressor BCL11A has become the major focus, with several studies investigating its regulation and function as a first step to inhibiting its expression or activity. However, a second repression mechanism was recently shown to be mediated by the transcription factor ZBTB7A/LRF, suggesting that understanding the regulation of ZBTB7A may also be useful. Here we show that Krüppel-like factor 1 (KLF1) directly drives expression of ZBTB7A in erythroid cells by binding to its proximal promoter. We have also uncovered an erythroid-specific regulation mechanism, leading to the upregulation of a novel ZBTB7A transcript in the erythroid compartment. The demonstration that ZBTB7A, like BCL11A, is a KLF1 target gene also fits with the observation that reduced KLF1 expression or activity is associated with HbF derepression.
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Knights AJ, Yik JJ, Mat Jusoh H, Norton LJ, Funnell APW, Pearson RCM, Bell-Anderson KS, Crossley M, Quinlan KGR. Krüppel-like Factor 3 (KLF3/BKLF) Is Required for Widespread Repression of the Inflammatory Modulator Galectin-3 (Lgals3). J Biol Chem 2016; 291:16048-58. [PMID: 27226561 PMCID: PMC4965555 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.715748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2016] [Revised: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
The Lgals3 gene encodes a multifunctional β-galactoside-binding protein, galectin-3. Galectin-3 has been implicated in a broad range of biological processes from chemotaxis and inflammation to fibrosis and apoptosis. The role of galectin-3 as a modulator of inflammation has been studied intensively, and recent evidence suggests that it may serve as a protective factor in obesity and other metabolic disorders. Despite considerable interest in galectin-3, little is known about its physiological regulation at the transcriptional level. Here, using knockout mice, chromatin immunoprecipitations, and cellular and molecular analyses, we show that the zinc finger transcription factor Krüppel-like factor 3 (KLF3) directly represses galectin-3 transcription. We find that galectin-3 is broadly up-regulated in KLF3-deficient mouse tissues, that KLF3 occupies regulatory regions of the Lgals3 gene, and that KLF3 directly binds its cognate elements (CACCC boxes) in the galectin-3 promoter and represses its activation in cellular assays. We also provide mechanistic insights into the regulation of Lgals3, demonstrating that C-terminal binding protein (CtBP) is required to drive optimal KLF3-mediated silencing. These findings help to enhance our understanding of how expression of the inflammatory modulator galectin-3 is controlled, opening up avenues for potential therapeutic interventions in the future.
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- Alexander J Knights
- From the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052 and
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- From the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052 and
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- From the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052 and
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- From the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052 and
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- From the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052 and
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- From the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052 and
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- From the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052 and
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Krüppeling erythropoiesis: an unexpected broad spectrum of human red blood cell disorders due to KLF1 variants. Blood 2016; 127:1856-62. [PMID: 26903544 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-01-694331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Until recently our approach to analyzing human genetic diseases has been to accurately phenotype patients and sequence the genes known to be associated with those phenotypes; for example, in thalassemia, the globin loci are analyzed. Sequencing has become increasingly accessible, and thus a larger panel of genes can be analyzed and whole exome and/or whole genome sequencing can be used when no variants are found in the candidate genes. By using such approaches in patients with unexplained anemias, we have discovered that a broad range of hitherto unrelated human red cell disorders are caused by variants in KLF1, a master regulator of erythropoiesis, which were previously considered to be extremely rare causes of human genetic disease.
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Genome-wide analysis of the zebrafish Klf family identifies two genes important for erythroid maturation. Dev Biol 2015; 403:115-27. [PMID: 26015096 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2015] [Revised: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Krüppel-like transcription factors (Klfs), each of which contains a CACCC-box binding domain, have been investigated in a variety of developmental processes, such as angiogenesis, neurogenesis and somatic-cell reprogramming. However, the function and molecular mechanism by which the Klf family acts during developmental hematopoiesis remain elusive. Here, we report identification of 24 Klf family genes in zebrafish using bioinformatics. Gene expression profiling shows that 6 of these genes are expressed in blood and/or vascular endothelial cells during embryogenesis. Loss of function of 2 factors (klf3 or klf6a) leads to a decreased number of mature erythrocytes. Molecular studies indicate that both Klf3 and Klf6a are essential for erythroid cell differentiation and maturation but that these two proteins function in distinct manners. We find that Klf3 inhibits the expression of ferric-chelate reductase 1b (frrs1b), thereby promoting the maturation of erythroid cells, whereas Klf6a controls the erythroid cell cycle by negatively regulating cdkn1a expression to determine the rate of red blood cell proliferation. Taken together, our study provides a global view of the Klf family members that contribute to hematopoiesis in zebrafish and sheds new light on the function and molecular mechanism by which Klf3 and Klf6a act during erythropoiesis in vertebrates.
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Sorolla A, Tallack MR, Oey H, Harten SK, Daxinger LC, Magor GW, Combes AN, Ilsley M, Whitelaw E, Perkins AC. Identification of novel hypomorphic and null mutations in Klf1 derived from a genetic screen for modifiers of α-globin transgene variegation. Genomics 2015; 105:116-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2014.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2014] [Revised: 09/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/20/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Yien YY, Gnanapragasam MN, Gupta R, Rivella S, Bieker JJ. Alternative splicing of EKLF/KLF1 in murine primary erythroid tissues. Exp Hematol 2014; 43:65-70. [PMID: 25283745 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2014.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Revised: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 08/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Alternative splicing has emerged as a vital way to expand the functional repertoire of a set number of mammalian genes. For example, such changes can dramatically alter the function and cellular localization of transcription factors. With this in mind, we addressed whether EKLF/KLF1 mRNA, coding for a transcription factor that plays a critical role in erythropoietic gene regulation, is alternatively spliced. We find that EKLF mRNA undergoes exon skipping only in primary tissues and that this splice variant (SV) remains at a very low level in both embryonic and adult erythroid cells, as well as during terminal differentiation. The resultant protein is truncated and partially encodes a non-erythroid Krüppel-like factor amino acid sequence. Its overexpression can alter full-length erythroid Krüppel-like factor function at selected promoters. We discuss these results in the context of stress and with respect to recent global studies on the role of alternative splicing during terminal erythroid differentiation.
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- Yvette Y Yien
- Department of Developmental & Regenerative Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Developmental & Regenerative Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Developmental & Regenerative Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States; Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States; Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.
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Zhu F, Shi L, Li H, Eksi R, Engel JD, Guan Y. Modeling dynamic functional relationship networks and application to ex vivo human erythroid differentiation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 30:3325-33. [PMID: 25115705 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btu542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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MOTIVATION Functional relationship networks, which summarize the probability of co-functionality between any two genes in the genome, could complement the reductionist focus of modern biology for understanding diverse biological processes in an organism. One major limitation of the current networks is that they are static, while one might expect functional relationships to consistently reprogram during the differentiation of a cell lineage. To address this potential limitation, we developed a novel algorithm that leverages both differentiation stage-specific expression data and large-scale heterogeneous functional genomic data to model such dynamic changes. We then applied this algorithm to the time-course RNA-Seq data we collected for ex vivo human erythroid cell differentiation. RESULTS Through computational cross-validation and literature validation, we show that the resulting networks correctly predict the (de)-activated functional connections between genes during erythropoiesis. We identified known critical genes, such as HBD and GATA1, and functional connections during erythropoiesis using these dynamic networks, while the traditional static network was not able to provide such information. Furthermore, by comparing the static and the dynamic networks, we identified novel genes (such as OSBP2 and PDZK1IP1) that are potential drivers of erythroid cell differentiation. This novel method of modeling dynamic networks is applicable to other differentiation processes where time-course genome-scale expression data are available, and should assist in generating greater understanding of the functional dynamics at play across the genome during development. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION The network described in this article is available at http://guanlab.ccmb.med.umich.edu/stageSpecificNetwork.
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- Fan Zhu
- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, MI48109, USA
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, MI48109, USA
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, MI48109, USA
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, MI48109, USA
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, MI48109, USA
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- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, MI48109, USA Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, MI48109, USA Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, MI48109, USA
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Trakarnsanga K, Wilson MC, Lau W, Singleton BK, Parsons SF, Sakuntanaga P, Kurita R, Nakamura Y, Anstee DJ, Frayne J. Induction of adult levels of β-globin in human erythroid cells that intrinsically express embryonic or fetal globin by transduction with KLF1 and BCL11A-XL. Haematologica 2014; 99:1677-85. [PMID: 25107887 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2014.110155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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A major barrier to the clinical use of erythrocytes generated in vitro from pluripotent stem cells or cord blood progenitors is failure of these erythrocytes to express adult hemoglobin. The key regulators of globin switching KLF1 and BCL11A are absent or at a lower level than in adult cells in K562 and erythroid cells differentiated in vitro from induced pluripotent stem cells and cord blood progenitors. Transfection or transduction of K562 and cord blood erythroid cells with either KLF1 or BCL11A-XL had little effect on β-globin expression. In contrast, transduction with both transcription factors stimulated β-globin expression. Similarly, increasing the level of BCL11A-XL in the induced pluripotent stem cell-derived erythroid cell line HiDEP-1, which has levels of endogenous KLF1 similar to adult cells but lacks BCL11A, resulted in levels of β-globin equivalent to that of adult erythroid cells. Interestingly, this increase in β-globin was coincident with a decrease in ε- and ζ-, but not γ-globin, implicating BCL11A in repression of embryonic globin expression. The data show that KLF1 and BCL11A-XL together are required, but sufficient to induce adult levels of β-globin in induced pluripotent stem cell and cord blood-derived erythroid cells that intrinsically express embryonic or fetal globin.
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- Kongtana Trakarnsanga
- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences, National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), Filton, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences, National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), Filton, Bristol, UK
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- Cell Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Cell Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences, National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), Filton, Bristol, UK
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Alles M, Turchinovich G, Zhang P, Schuh W, Agenès F, Kirberg J. Leukocyte β7 integrin targeted by Krüppel-like factors. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 193:1737-46. [PMID: 25015818 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1302613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Constitutive expression of Krüppel-like factor 3 (KLF3, BKLF) increases marginal zone (MZ) B cell numbers, a phenotype shared with mice lacking KLF2. Ablation of KLF3, known to interact with serum response factor (SRF), or SRF itself, results in fewer MZ B cells. It is unknown how these functional equivalences result. In this study, it is shown that KLF3 acts as transcriptional repressor for the leukocyte-specific integrin β7 (Itgb7, Ly69) by binding to the β7 promoter, as revealed by chromatin immunoprecipitation. KLF2 overexpression antagonizes this repression and also binds the β7 promoter, indicating that these factors may compete for target sequence(s). Whereas β7 is identified as direct KLF target, its repression by KLF3 is not connected to the MZ B cell increase because β7-deficient mice have a normal complement of these and the KLF3-driven increase still occurs when β7 is deleted. Despite this, KLF3 overexpression abolishes lymphocyte homing to Peyer's patches, much like β7 deficiency does. Furthermore, KLF3 expression alone overcomes the MZ B cell deficiency when SRF is absent. SRF is also dispensable for the KLF3-mediated repression of β7. Thus, despite the shared phenotype of KLF3 and SRF-deficient mice, cooperation of these factors appears neither relevant for the formation of MZ B cells nor for the regulation of β7. Finally, a potent negative regulatory feedback loop limiting KLF3 expression is shown in this study, mediated by KLF3 directly repressing its own gene promoter. In summary, KLFs use regulatory circuits to steer lymphocyte maturation and homing and directly control leukocyte integrin expression.
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- Melanie Alles
- Division of Immunology (3/3), Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany
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- Department of Biomedicine, Laboratory of Developmental Immunology, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; Basel University Children's Hospital, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Division of Molecular Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Center, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- INSERM U743, Montreal, Quebec H2X 1P1, Canada; and INSERM ADR Paris V Saint Anne, 75014 Paris, France
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- Division of Immunology (3/3), Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany;
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Funnell APW, Vernimmen D, Lim WF, Mak KS, Wienert B, Martyn GE, Artuz CM, Burdach J, Quinlan KGR, Higgs DR, Whitelaw E, Pearson RCM, Crossley M. Differential regulation of the α-globin locus by Krüppel-like Factor 3 in erythroid and non-erythroid cells. BMC Mol Biol 2014; 15:8. [PMID: 24885809 PMCID: PMC4033687 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-15-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Krüppel-like Factor 3 (KLF3) is a broadly expressed zinc-finger transcriptional repressor with diverse biological roles. During erythropoiesis, KLF3 acts as a feedback repressor of a set of genes that are activated by Krüppel-like Factor 1 (KLF1). Noting that KLF1 binds α-globin gene regulatory sequences during erythroid maturation, we sought to determine whether KLF3 also interacts with the α-globin locus to regulate transcription. Results We found that expression of a human transgenic α-globin reporter gene is markedly up-regulated in fetal and adult erythroid cells of Klf3−/− mice. Inspection of the mouse and human α-globin promoters revealed a number of canonical KLF-binding sites, and indeed, KLF3 was shown to bind to these regions both in vitro and in vivo. Despite these observations, we did not detect an increase in endogenous murine α-globin expression in Klf3−/− erythroid tissue. However, examination of murine embryonic fibroblasts lacking KLF3 revealed significant de-repression of α-globin gene expression. This suggests that KLF3 may contribute to the silencing of the α-globin locus in non-erythroid tissue. Moreover, ChIP-Seq analysis of murine fibroblasts demonstrated that across the locus, KLF3 does not occupy the promoter regions of the α-globin genes in these cells, but rather, binds to upstream, DNase hypersensitive regulatory regions. Conclusions These findings reveal that the occupancy profile of KLF3 at the α-globin locus differs in erythroid and non-erythroid cells. In erythroid cells, KLF3 primarily binds to the promoters of the adult α-globin genes, but appears dispensable for normal transcriptional regulation. In non-erythroid cells, KLF3 distinctly binds to the HS-12 and HS-26 elements and plays a non-redundant, albeit modest, role in the silencing of α-globin expression.
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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Mak KS, Burdach J, Norton LJ, Pearson RCM, Crossley M, Funnell APW. Repression of chimeric transcripts emanating from endogenous retrotransposons by a sequence-specific transcription factor. Genome Biol 2014; 15:R58. [PMID: 24946810 PMCID: PMC4056533 DOI: 10.1186/gb-2014-15-4-r58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Retroviral elements are pervasively transcribed and dynamically regulated during development. While multiple histone- and DNA-modifying enzymes have broadly been associated with their global silencing, little is known about how the many diverse retroviral families are each selectively recognized. Results Here we show that the zinc finger protein Krüppel-like Factor 3 (KLF3) specifically silences transcription from the ORR1A0 long terminal repeat in murine fetal and adult erythroid cells. In the absence of KLF3, we detect widespread transcription from ORR1A0 elements driven by the master erythroid regulator KLF1. In several instances these aberrant transcripts are spliced to downstream genic exons. One such chimeric transcript produces a novel, dominant negative isoform of PU.1 that can induce erythroid differentiation. Conclusions We propose that KLF3 ensures the integrity of the murine erythroid transcriptome through the selective repression of a particular retroelement and is likely one of multiple sequence-specific factors that cooperate to achieve global silencing.
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Zhang ZW, Wu CY, Li H, Wang N. Expression and functional analyses of Krüppel-like factor 3 in chicken adipose tissue. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 78:614-23. [DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.896735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Studies in mammalian species showed that Krüppel-like factor 3 (KLF3) regulated adipose tissue development. However, it was not reported in chicken. In the current study, we found that during the growth and development of abdominal fat tissue, chicken KLF3 (Gallus gallus KLF3, gKLF3) was consecutively expressed, and its transcripts were higher at 7 weeks of age and lower at 10 weeks of age in lean broilers than in fat broilers. In addition, gKLF3 overexpression suppressed chicken CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha (C/EBPα), fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4), fatty acid synthase (FASN), and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) promoter activities, but increased chicken peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) promoter activity. Additionally, point mutagenesis analysis showed that the substitution of Asp by Gly within the Pro-Val-Asp-Leu-Thr (PVDLT) motif of gKLF3 significantly reduced the ability of gKLF3 to regulate the promoter activities of FABP4, FASN, LPL, C/EBPα, and PPARγ.
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- Zhi-Wei Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics and Breeding of Agriculture Ministry, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Education Department of Heilongjiang Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics and Breeding of Agriculture Ministry, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Education Department of Heilongjiang Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics and Breeding of Agriculture Ministry, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Education Department of Heilongjiang Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics and Breeding of Agriculture Ministry, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Education Department of Heilongjiang Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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Burdach J, Funnell APW, Mak KS, Artuz CM, Wienert B, Lim WF, Tan LY, Pearson RCM, Crossley M. Regions outside the DNA-binding domain are critical for proper in vivo specificity of an archetypal zinc finger transcription factor. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 42:276-89. [PMID: 24106088 PMCID: PMC3874204 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Transcription factors (TFs) are often regarded as being composed of a DNA-binding domain (DBD) and a functional domain. The two domains are considered separable and autonomous, with the DBD directing the factor to its target genes and the functional domain imparting transcriptional regulation. We examined an archetypal zinc finger (ZF) TF, Krüppel-like factor 3 with an N-terminal domain that binds the corepressor CtBP and a DBD composed of three ZFs at its C-terminus. We established a system to compare the genomic occupancy profile of wild-type Krüppel-like factor 3 with two mutants affecting the N-terminal functional domain: a mutant unable to contact the cofactor CtBP and a mutant lacking the entire N-terminal domain, but retaining the ZFs intact. Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing was used to assess binding across the genome in murine embryonic fibroblasts. Unexpectedly, we observe that mutations in the N-terminal domain generally reduced binding, but there were also instances where binding was retained or even increased. These results provide a clear demonstration that the correct localization of TFs to their target genes is not solely dependent on their DNA-contact domains. This informs our understanding of how TFs operate and is of relevance to the design of artificial ZF proteins.
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- Jon Burdach
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia and School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Three fingers on the switch: Krüppel-like factor 1 regulation of γ-globin to β-globin gene switching. Curr Opin Hematol 2013; 20:193-200. [PMID: 23474875 DOI: 10.1097/moh.0b013e32835f59ba] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Krüppel-like factor 1 (KLF1) regulates most aspects of erythropoiesis. Many years ago, transgenic mouse studies implicated KLF1 in the control of the human γ-globin to β-globin switch. In this review, we will integrate these initial studies with recent developments in human genetics to discuss our present understanding of how KLF1 and its target genes direct the switch. RECENT FINDINGS Recent studies have shown that human mutations in KLF1 are common and mostly asymptomatic, but lead to significant increases in levels of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) (α2γ2) and adult HbA2 (α2δ2). Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have demonstrated that three primary loci are associated with increased HbF levels in the population: the β-globin locus itself, the BCL11A locus, and a site between MYB and HBS1L. We discuss evidence that KLF1 directly regulates BCL11A, MYB and other genes, which are involved directly or indirectly in γ-globin silencing, thus providing a link between GWAS and KLF1 in hemoglobin switching. SUMMARY KLF1 regulates the γ-globin to β-globin genetic switch by many mechanisms. Firstly, it facilitates formation of an active chromatin hub (ACH) at the β-globin gene cluster. Specifically, KLF1 conscripts the adult-stage β-globin gene to replace the γ-globin gene within the ACH in a stage-specific manner. Secondly, KLF1 acts as a direct activator of genes that encode repressors of γ-globin gene expression. Finally, KLF1 is a regulator of many components of the cell cycle machinery. We suggest that dysregulation of these genes leads to cell cycle perturbation and 'erythropoietic stress' leading to indirect upregulation of HbF.
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Xiong Q, Zhang Z, Chang KH, Qu H, Wang H, Qi H, Li Y, Ruan X, Yang Y, Yang Y, Li Y, Sandstrom R, Sabo PJ, Li Q, Stamatoyannopoulos G, Stamatoyannopoulos JA, Fang X. Comprehensive characterization of erythroid-specific enhancers in the genomic regions of human Krüppel-like factors. BMC Genomics 2013; 14:587. [PMID: 23985037 PMCID: PMC3846580 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 08/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Mapping of DNase I hypersensitive sites (DHSs) is a powerful tool to experimentally identify cis-regulatory elements (CREs). Among CREs, enhancers are abundant and predominantly act in driving cell-specific gene expression. Krüppel-like factors (KLFs) are a family of eukaryotic transcription factors. Several KLFs have been demonstrated to play important roles in hematopoiesis. However, transcriptional regulation of KLFs via CREs, particularly enhancers, in erythroid cells has been poorly understood. Results In this study, 23 erythroid-specific or putative erythroid-specific DHSs were identified by DNase-seq in the genomic regions of 17 human KLFs, and their enhancer activities were evaluated using dual-luciferase reporter (DLR) assay. Of the 23 erythroid-specific DHSs, the enhancer activities of 15 DHSs were comparable to that of the classical enhancer HS2 in driving minimal promoter (minP). Fifteen DHSs, some overlapping those that increased minP activities, acted as enhancers when driving the corresponding KLF promoters (KLF-Ps) in erythroid cells; of these, 10 DHSs were finally characterized as erythroid-specific KLF enhancers. These 10 erythroid-specific KLF enhancers were further confirmed using chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled to sequencing (ChIP-seq) data-based bioinformatic and biochemical analyses. Conclusion Our present findings provide a feasible strategy to extensively identify gene- and cell-specific enhancers from DHSs obtained by high-throughput sequencing, which will help reveal the transcriptional regulation and biological functions of genes in some specific cells.
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- Qian Xiong
- CAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P,R, China.
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Bell-Anderson KS, Funnell AP, Williams H, Mat Jusoh H, Scully T, Lim WF, Burdach JG, Mak KS, Knights AJ, Hoy AJ, Nicholas HR, Sainsbury A, Turner N, Pearson RC, Crossley M. Loss of Krüppel-like factor 3 (KLF3/BKLF) leads to upregulation of the insulin-sensitizing factor adipolin (FAM132A/CTRP12/C1qdc2). Diabetes 2013; 62:2728-37. [PMID: 23633521 PMCID: PMC3717849 DOI: 10.2337/db12-1745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Krüppel-like factor 3 (KLF3) is a transcriptional regulator that we have shown to be involved in the regulation of adipogenesis in vitro. Here, we report that KLF3-null mice are lean and protected from diet-induced obesity and glucose intolerance. On a chow diet, plasma levels of leptin are decreased, and adiponectin is increased. Despite significant reductions in body weight and adiposity, wild-type and knockout animals show equivalent energy intake, expenditure, and excretion. To investigate the molecular events underlying these observations, we used microarray analysis to compare gene expression in Klf3(+/+) and Klf3(-/-) tissues. We found that mRNA expression of Fam132a, which encodes a newly identified insulin-sensitizing adipokine, adipolin, is significantly upregulated in the absence of KLF3. We confirmed that KLF3 binds the Fam132a promoter in vitro and in vivo and that this leads to repression of promoter activity. Further, plasma adipolin levels were significantly increased in Klf3(-/-) mice compared with wild-type littermates. Boosting levels of adipolin via targeting of KLF3 offers a novel potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of insulin resistance.
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- Kim S Bell-Anderson
- School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Kelsey L, Flenniken AM, Qu D, Funnell APW, Pearson R, Zhou YQ, Voronina I, Berberovic Z, Wood G, Newbigging S, Weiss ES, Wong M, Quach I, Yeh SYS, Deshwar AR, Scott IC, McKerlie C, Henkelman M, Backx P, Simpson J, Osborne L, Rossant J, Crossley M, Bruneau B, Adamson SL. ENU-induced mutation in the DNA-binding domain of KLF3 reveals important roles for KLF3 in cardiovascular development and function in mice. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003612. [PMID: 23874215 PMCID: PMC3708807 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2012] [Accepted: 05/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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KLF3 is a Krüppel family zinc finger transcription factor with widespread tissue expression and no previously known role in heart development. In a screen for dominant mutations affecting cardiovascular function in N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) mutagenized mice, we identified a missense mutation in the Klf3 gene that caused aortic valvular stenosis and partially penetrant perinatal lethality in heterozygotes. All homozygotes died as embryos. In the first of three zinc fingers, a point mutation changed a highly conserved histidine at amino acid 275 to arginine (Klf3H275R). This change impaired binding of the mutant protein to KLF3's canonical DNA binding sequence. Heterozygous Klf3H275R mutants that died as neonates had marked biventricular cardiac hypertrophy with diminished cardiac chambers. Adult survivors exhibited hypotension, cardiac hypertrophy with enlarged cardiac chambers, and aortic valvular stenosis. A dominant negative effect on protein function was inferred by the similarity in phenotype between heterozygous Klf3H275R mutants and homozygous Klf3 null mice. However, the existence of divergent traits suggested the involvement of additional interactions. We conclude that KLF3 plays diverse and important roles in cardiovascular development and function in mice, and that amino acid 275 is critical for normal KLF3 protein function. Future exploration of the KLF3 pathway provides a new avenue for investigating causative factors contributing to cardiovascular disorders in humans. Cardiac defects are among the most common malformations in humans. Most causative genetic mutations remain unknown. To discover new causative genes important in cardiovascular development and function, we examined 1770 mice with randomly mutated genes and found a mutant with aortic valvular stenosis, and increased risk of fetal and neonatal death. Using linkage analysis and sequencing, we identified a protein-altering point mutation in the gene regulatory protein KLF3. Mice that survived into adulthood with one mutant copy of the Klf3 gene had low arterial blood pressure, enlarged hearts, and increased mortality due to heart failure. When both copies of the Klf3 gene was mutant, then embryos had heart defects, and all died before birth. KLF3 had no previously known role in heart development so to confirm these findings, we (1) knocked down klf3 expression in zebrafish embryos and (2) examined mice with a mutation that effectively eliminated the KLF3 protein. In both cases, cardiovascular dysfunction was observed. In conclusion, we have discovered that KLF3 plays diverse and important roles in cardiovascular development and function in mice. Future exploration of the KLF3 pathway provides a new avenue for investigating causative factors contributing to cardiovascular disorders in humans.
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- Lois Kelsey
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Modeling Human Disease, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Modeling Human Disease, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Modeling Human Disease, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Mouse Imaging Centre, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Modeling Human Disease, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Modeling Human Disease, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Modeling Human Disease, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Modeling Human Disease, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Modeling Human Disease, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Mouse Imaging Centre, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Modeling Human Disease, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Mouse Imaging Centre, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Modeling Human Disease, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Modeling Human Disease, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Pediatrics, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Modeling Human Disease, Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Generation of mice deficient in both KLF3/BKLF and KLF8 reveals a genetic interaction and a role for these factors in embryonic globin gene silencing. Mol Cell Biol 2013; 33:2976-87. [PMID: 23716600 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00074-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Krüppel-like factors 3 and 8 (KLF3 and KLF8) are highly related transcriptional regulators that bind to similar sequences of DNA. We have previously shown that in erythroid cells there is a regulatory hierarchy within the KLF family, whereby KLF1 drives the expression of both the Klf3 and Klf8 genes and KLF3 in turn represses Klf8 expression. While the erythroid roles of KLF1 and KLF3 have been explored, the contribution of KLF8 to this regulatory network has been unknown. To investigate this, we have generated a mouse model with disrupted KLF8 expression. While these mice are viable, albeit with a reduced life span, mice lacking both KLF3 and KLF8 die at around embryonic day 14.5 (E14.5), indicative of a genetic interaction between these two factors. In the fetal liver, Klf3 Klf8 double mutant embryos exhibit greater dysregulation of gene expression than either of the two single mutants. In particular, we observe derepression of embryonic, but not adult, globin expression. Taken together, these results suggest that KLF3 and KLF8 have overlapping roles in vivo and participate in the silencing of embryonic globin expression during development.
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A CpG mutational hotspot in a ONECUT binding site accounts for the prevalent variant of hemophilia B Leyden. Am J Hum Genet 2013; 92:460-7. [PMID: 23472758 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2012] [Revised: 01/30/2013] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Hemophilia B, or the "royal disease," arises from mutations in coagulation factor IX (F9). Mutations within the F9 promoter are associated with a remarkable hemophilia B subtype, termed hemophilia B Leyden, in which symptoms ameliorate after puberty. Mutations at the -5/-6 site (nucleotides -5 and -6 relative to the transcription start site, designated +1) account for the majority of Leyden cases and have been postulated to disrupt the binding of a transcriptional activator, the identity of which has remained elusive for more than 20 years. Here, we show that ONECUT transcription factors (ONECUT1 and ONECUT2) bind to the -5/-6 site. The various hemophilia B Leyden mutations that have been reported in this site inhibit ONECUT binding to varying degrees, which correlate well with their associated clinical severities. In addition, expression of F9 is crucially dependent on ONECUT factors in vivo, and as such, mice deficient in ONECUT1, ONECUT2, or both exhibit depleted levels of F9. Taken together, our findings establish ONECUT transcription factors as the missing hemophilia B Leyden regulators that operate through the -5/-6 site.
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Yien YY, Bieker JJ. EKLF/KLF1, a tissue-restricted integrator of transcriptional control, chromatin remodeling, and lineage determination. Mol Cell Biol 2013; 33:4-13. [PMID: 23090966 PMCID: PMC3536305 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01058-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Erythroid Krüppel-like factor (EKLF or KLF1) is a transcriptional regulator that plays a critical role in lineage-restricted control of gene expression. KLF1 expression and activity are tightly controlled in a temporal and differentiation stage-specific manner. The mechanisms by which KLF1 is regulated encompass a range of biological processes, including control of KLF1 RNA transcription, protein stability, localization, and posttranslational modifications. Intact KLF1 regulation is essential to correctly regulate erythroid function by gene transcription and to maintain hematopoietic lineage homeostasis by ensuring a proper balance of erythroid/megakaryocytic differentiation. In turn, KLF1 regulates erythroid biology by a wide variety of mechanisms, including gene activation and repression by regulation of chromatin configuration, transcriptional initiation and elongation, and localization of gene loci to transcription factories in the nucleus. An extensive series of biochemical, molecular, and genetic analyses has uncovered some of the secrets of its success, and recent studies are highlighted here. These reveal a multilayered set of control mechanisms that enable efficient and specific integration of transcriptional and epigenetic controls and that pave the way for proper lineage commitment and differentiation.
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- Yvette Y. Yien
- Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology
- Graduate School of Biological Sciences
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- Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology
- Black Family Stem Cell Institute
- Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Wu Z, Wang S. Role of kruppel-like transcription factors in adipogenesis. Dev Biol 2012; 373:235-43. [PMID: 23142072 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2012] [Revised: 10/31/2012] [Accepted: 10/31/2012] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The zinc-finger transcription factors of the kruppel-like factor family (KLF) are critical in many physiological and pathological processes including cell proliferation, differentiation, inflammation, and apoptosis. Recently, there is increasing evidence that suggests these KLFs have an important role in fat biology. This review summarizes the role of KLFs in lipid metabolism, especially in adipogenesis, and reveals the relationship networks among members of KLF family in differentiation.
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- Zeni Wu
- School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Tallack MR, Magor GW, Dartigues B, Sun L, Huang S, Fittock JM, Fry SV, Glazov EA, Bailey TL, Perkins AC. Novel roles for KLF1 in erythropoiesis revealed by mRNA-seq. Genome Res 2012; 22:2385-98. [PMID: 22835905 PMCID: PMC3514668 DOI: 10.1101/gr.135707.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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KLF1 (formerly known as EKLF) regulates the development of erythroid cells from bi-potent progenitor cells via the transcriptional activation of a diverse set of genes. Mice lacking Klf1 die in utero prior to E15 from severe anemia due to the inadequate expression of genes controlling hemoglobin production, cell membrane and cytoskeletal integrity, and the cell cycle. We have recently described the full repertoire of KLF1 binding sites in vivo by performing KLF1 ChIP-seq in primary erythroid tissue (E14.5 fetal liver). Here we describe the KLF1-dependent erythroid transcriptome by comparing mRNA-seq from Klf1+/+ and Klf1−/− erythroid tissue. This has revealed novel target genes not previously obtainable by traditional microarray technology, and provided novel insights into the function of KLF1 as a transcriptional activator. We define a cis-regulatory module bound by KLF1, GATA1, TAL1, and EP300 that coordinates a core set of erythroid genes. We also describe a novel set of erythroid-specific promoters that drive high-level expression of otherwise ubiquitously expressed genes in erythroid cells. Our study has identified two novel lncRNAs that are dynamically expressed during erythroid differentiation, and discovered a role for KLF1 in directing apoptotic gene expression to drive the terminal stages of erythroid maturation.
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- Michael R Tallack
- Mater Medical Research Institute, Mater Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia
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GAO YAN, LU XUECHUN, YANG HONGYING, LIU XIANFENG, CAO JIAN, FAN LI. The molecular mechanism of the anticancer effect of atorvastatin: DNA microarray and bioinformatic analyses. Int J Mol Med 2012; 30:765-74. [DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2012.1054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 06/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The CACCC-binding protein KLF3/BKLF represses a subset of KLF1/EKLF target genes and is required for proper erythroid maturation in vivo. Mol Cell Biol 2012; 32:3281-92. [PMID: 22711990 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00173-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The CACCC-box binding protein erythroid Krüppel-like factor (EKLF/KLF1) is a master regulator that directs the expression of many important erythroid genes. We have previously shown that EKLF drives transcription of the gene for a second KLF, basic Krüppel-like factor, or KLF3. We have now tested the in vivo role of KLF3 in erythroid cells by examining Klf3 knockout mice. KLF3-deficient adults exhibit a mild compensated anemia, including enlarged spleens, increased red pulp, and a higher percentage of erythroid progenitors, together with elevated reticulocytes and abnormal erythrocytes in the peripheral blood. Impaired erythroid maturation is also observed in the fetal liver. We have found that KLF3 levels rise as erythroid cells mature to become TER119(+). Consistent with this, microarray analysis of both TER119(-) and TER119(+) erythroid populations revealed that KLF3 is most critical at the later stages of erythroid maturation and is indeed primarily a transcriptional repressor. Notably, many of the genes repressed by KLF3 are also known to be activated by EKLF. However, the majority of these are not currently recognized as erythroid-cell-specific genes. These results reveal the molecular and physiological function of KLF3, defining it as a feedback repressor that counters the activity of EKLF at selected target genes to achieve normal erythropoiesis.
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Kotur N, Stankovic B, Kassela K, Georgitsi M, Vicha A, Leontari I, Dokmanovic L, Janic D, Krstovski N, Klaassen K, Radmilovic M, Stojiljkovic M, Nikcevic G, Simeonidis A, Sivolapenko G, Pavlovic S, Patrinos GP, Zukic B. 6-mercaptopurine influences TPMT gene transcription in a TPMT gene promoter variable number of tandem repeats-dependent manner. Pharmacogenomics 2012; 13:283-95. [DOI: 10.2217/pgs.11.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Aim: TPMT activity is characterized by a trimodal distribution, namely low, intermediate and high methylator. TPMT gene promoter contains a variable number of GC-rich tandem repeats (VNTRs), namely A, B and C, ranging from three to nine repeats in length in an AnBmC architecture. We have previously shown that the VNTR architecture in the TPMT gene promoter affects TPMT gene transcription. Materials, methods & results: Here we demonstrate, using reporter assays, that 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) treatment results in a VNTR architecture-dependent decrease of TPMT gene transcription, mediated by the binding of newly recruited protein complexes to the TPMT gene promoter, upon 6-MP treatment. We also show that acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients undergoing 6-MP treatment display a VNTR architecture-dependent response to 6-MP. Conclusion: These data suggest that the TPMT gene promoter VNTR architecture can be potentially used as a pharmacogenomic marker to predict toxicity due to 6-MP treatment in acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients. Original submitted 27 July 2011; Revision submitted 24 October 2011
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- Nikola Kotur
- Institute of Molecular Genetics & Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Laboratory for Molecular Hematology, Belgrade, 11010, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics & Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Laboratory for Molecular Hematology, Belgrade, 11010, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, GR-26504, Greece
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, GR-26504, Greece
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- Hematology Division, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, GR-26504, Greece
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, GR-26504, Greece
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- University Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- University Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- University Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics & Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Laboratory for Molecular Hematology, Belgrade, 11010, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics & Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Laboratory for Molecular Hematology, Belgrade, 11010, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics & Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Laboratory for Molecular Hematology, Belgrade, 11010, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics & Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Laboratory for Molecular Hematology, Belgrade, 11010, Serbia
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- Hematology Division, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, GR-26504, Greece
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, GR-26504, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics & Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Laboratory for Molecular Hematology, Belgrade, 11010, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, GR-26504, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics & Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Laboratory for Molecular Hematology, Belgrade, 11010, Serbia
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New mutations at the imprinted Gnas cluster show gene dosage effects of Gsα in postnatal growth and implicate XLαs in bone and fat metabolism but not in suckling. Mol Cell Biol 2012; 32:1017-29. [PMID: 22215617 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.06174-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The imprinted Gnas cluster is involved in obesity, energy metabolism, feeding behavior, and viability. Relative contribution of paternally expressed proteins XLαs, XLN1, and ALEX or a double dose of maternally expressed Gsα to phenotype has not been established. In this study, we have generated two new mutants (Ex1A-T-CON and Ex1A-T) at the Gnas cluster. Paternal inheritance of Ex1A-T-CON leads to loss of imprinting of Gsα, resulting in preweaning growth retardation followed by catch-up growth. Paternal inheritance of Ex1A-T leads to loss of imprinting of Gsα and loss of expression of XLαs and XLN1. These mice have severe preweaning growth retardation and incomplete catch-up growth. They are fully viable probably because suckling is unimpaired, unlike mutants in which the expression of all the known paternally expressed Gnasxl proteins (XLαs, XLN1 and ALEX) is compromised. We suggest that loss of ALEX is most likely responsible for the suckling defects previously observed. In adults, paternal inheritance of Ex1A-T results in an increased metabolic rate and reductions in fat mass, leptin, and bone mineral density attributable to loss of XLαs. This is, to our knowledge, the first report describing a role for XLαs in bone metabolism. We propose that XLαs is involved in the regulation of bone and adipocyte metabolism.
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Vu TT, Gatto D, Turner V, Funnell APW, Mak KS, Norton LJ, Kaplan W, Cowley MJ, Agenès F, Kirberg J, Brink R, Pearson RCM, Crossley M. Impaired B cell development in the absence of Krüppel-like factor 3. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 187:5032-42. [PMID: 22003205 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Krüppel-like factor 3 (Klf3) is a member of the Klf family of transcription factors. Klfs are widely expressed and have diverse roles in development and differentiation. In this study, we examine the function of Klf3 in B cell development by studying B lymphopoiesis in a Klf3 knockout mouse model. We show that B cell differentiation is significantly impaired in the bone marrow, spleen, and peritoneal cavity of Klf3 null mice and confirm that the defects are cell autonomous. In the bone marrow, there is a reduction in immature B cells, whereas recirculating mature cells are noticeably increased. Immunohistology of the spleen reveals a poorly structured marginal zone (MZ) that may in part be caused by deregulation of adhesion molecules on MZ B cells. In the peritoneal cavity, there are significant defects in B1 B cell development. We also report that the loss of Klf3 in MZ B cells is associated with reduced BCR signaling strength and an impaired ability to respond to LPS stimulation. Finally, we show increased expression of a number of Klf genes in Klf3 null B cells, suggesting that a Klf regulatory network may exist in B cells.
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- Thi Thanh Vu
- School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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The cellular events that lead to terminal erythroid differentiation rely on the controlled interplay of extra- and intracellular regulatory factors. Their downstream effects are highly coordinated and result in the structural/morphologic and metabolic changes that uniquely characterize a maturing red blood cell. Erythroid Krüppel-like factor (EKLF/KLF1) is one of a very small number of intrinsic transcription factors that play a major role in regulating these events. This review covers 3 major aspects of erythropoiesis in which EKLF plays crucial functions: (1) at the megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor stage, where it is involved in erythroid lineage commitment; (2) during the global expansion of erythroid gene expression in primitive and definitive lineages, where it plays a direct role in globin switching; and (3) during the terminal maturation of red cells, where it helps control exit from the cell cycle. We conclude by describing recent studies of mammalian EKLF/KLF1 mutations that lead to altered red cell phenotypes and disease.
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- Miroslawa Siatecka
- Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Klf1 affects DNase II-alpha expression in the central macrophage of a fetal liver erythroblastic island: a non-cell-autonomous role in definitive erythropoiesis. Mol Cell Biol 2011; 31:4144-54. [PMID: 21807894 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.05532-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A key regulatory gene in definitive erythropoiesis is the erythroid Kruppel-like factor (Eklf or Klf1). Klf1 knockout (KO) mice die in utero due to severe anemia, while residual circulating red blood cells retain their nuclei. Dnase2a is another critical gene in definitive erythropoiesis. Dnase2a KO mice are also affected by severe anemia and die in utero. DNase II-alpha is expressed in the central macrophage of erythroblastic islands (CMEIs) of murine fetal liver. Its main role is to digest the DNA of the extruded nuclei of red blood cells during maturation. Circulating erythrocytes retain their nuclei in Dnase2a KO mice. Here, we show that Klf1 is expressed in CMEIs and that it binds and activates the promoter of Dnase2a. We further show that Dnase2a is severely downregulated in the Klf1 KO fetal liver. We propose that this downregulation of Dnase2a in the CMEI contributes to the Klf1 KO phenotype by a non-cell-autonomous mechanism.
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Mutations in the second zinc finger of human EKLF reduce promoter affinity but give rise to benign and disease phenotypes. Blood 2011; 118:3137-45. [PMID: 21778342 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-04-349985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Mutations in the human erythroid Krüppel-like factor (EKLF) can lead to either anemia or the benign InLu phenotype. To elucidate the relationship between these mutations and the differing phenotypes, we prepared recombinant forms of wild-type and 5 mutant EKLF proteins and quantitated their binding affinity to a range of EKLF-regulated genes. Missense mutants (R328H, R328L, and R331G) from persons with InLu phenotype did not bind DNA. Hence, as with the heterozygous loss of function nonsense (L127X, S270X, and K292X) and frameshift (P190Lfs and R319Efs) EKLF mutations, monoallelic loss of EKLF does not result in haploinsufficiency at all loci. In contrast, K332Q has a slightly reduced DNA binding affinity (∼ 2-fold) for all promoters examined but exhibits a phenotype only in a compound heterozygote with a nonfunctional allele. E325K also has a reduced, but significant, binding affinity, particularly for the β-globin gene but results in a disease phenotype even with the wild-type allele expressed, although not as a classic dominant-negative mutant. E325K protein may therefore actively interfere with EKLF-dependent processes by destabilizing transcription complexes, providing a rational explanation for the severity of the disease phenotype. Our study highlights the critical role of residues within the second EKLF zinc finger domain.
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Wissmueller S, Font J, Liew CW, Cram E, Schroeder T, Turner J, Crossley M, Mackay JP, Matthews JM. Protein-protein interactions: analysis of a false positive GST pulldown result. Proteins 2011; 79:2365-71. [PMID: 21638332 DOI: 10.1002/prot.23068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2011] [Revised: 04/12/2011] [Accepted: 04/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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One of the most common ways to demonstrate a direct protein-protein interaction in vitro is the glutathione-S-transferse (GST)-pulldown. Here we report the detailed characterization of a putative interaction between two transcription factor proteins, GATA-1 and Krüppel-like factor 3 (KLF3/BKLF) that show robust interactions in GST-pulldown experiments. Attempts to map the interaction interface of GATA-1 on KLF3 using a mutagenic screening approach did not yield a contiguous binding face on KLF3, suggesting that the interaction might be non-specific. NMR experiments showed that the proteins do not interact at protein concentrations of 50-100 μM. Rather, the GST tag can cause part of KLF3 to misfold. In addition to misfolding, the fact that both proteins are DNA-binding domains appears to introduce binding artifacts (possibly nucleic acid bridging) that cannot be resolved by the addition of nucleases or ethidium bromide (EtBr). This study emphasizes the need for caution in relying on GST-pulldown results and related methods, without convincing confirmation from different approaches.
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- Sandra Wissmueller
- School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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Alhashem YN, Vinjamur DS, Basu M, Klingmüller U, Gaensler KML, Lloyd JA. Transcription factors KLF1 and KLF2 positively regulate embryonic and fetal beta-globin genes through direct promoter binding. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:24819-27. [PMID: 21610079 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.247536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Krüppel-like factors (KLFs) control cell differentiation and embryonic development. KLF1 (erythroid Krüppel-like factor) plays essential roles in embryonic and adult erythropoiesis. KLF2 is a positive regulator of the mouse and human embryonic β-globin genes. KLF1 and KLF2 have highly homologous zinc finger DNA-binding domains. They have overlapping roles in embryonic erythropoiesis, as demonstrated using single and double KO mouse models. Ablation of the KLF1 or KLF2 gene causes embryonic lethality, but double KO embryos are more anemic and die sooner than either single KO. In this work, a dual human β-globin locus transgenic and KLF knockout mouse model was used. The results demonstrate that the human ε- (embryonic) and γ-globin (fetal) genes are positively regulated by KLF1 and KLF2 in embryos. Conditional KO mouse experiments indicate that the effect of KLF2 on embryonic globin gene regulation is at least partly erythroid cell-autonomous. KLF1 and KLF2 bind directly to the promoters of the human ε- and γ-globin genes, the mouse embryonic Ey- and βh1-globin genes, and also to the β-globin locus control region, as demonstrated by ChIP assays with mouse embryonic blood cells. H3K9Ac and H3K4me3 marks indicate open chromatin and active transcription, respectively. These marks are diminished at the Ey-, βh1-, ε- and γ-globin genes and locus control region in KLF1(-/-) embryos, correlating with reduced gene expression. Therefore, KLF1 and KLF2 positively regulate the embryonic and fetal β-globin genes through direct promoter binding. KLF1 is required for normal histone modifications in the β-globin locus in mouse embryos.
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- Yousef N Alhashem
- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0035, USA
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