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The retinoblastoma tumor suppressor is a critical intrinsic regulator for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells under stress.


ABSTRACT: The retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein (RB) plays important roles in the control of the cell division cycle. It is estimated that RB is dysfunctional/inactivated in up to 40% of human leukemias. The consequences of loss of RB on hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) function in vivo are incompletely understood. Here, we report that mice genetically deficient in Rb in all hematopoietic cells (Vav-Cre Rb knockout [KO] animals) showed altered contribution of distinct hematopoietic cell lineages to peripheral blood, bone marrow, and spleen; significantly increased extramedullary hematopoiesis in the spleen; and a 2-fold increase in the frequency of hematopoietic progenitor cells in peripheral blood. Upon competitive transplantation, HSPCs from Vav-Cre Rb KO mice contributed with an at least 4- to 6-fold less efficiency to hematopoiesis compared with control cells. HSPCs deficient in Rb presented with impaired cell-cycle exit upon stress-induced proliferation, which correlated with impaired function. In summary, Rb is critical for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell function, localization, and differentiation.

SUBMITTER: Daria D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2234042 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The retinoblastoma tumor suppressor is a critical intrinsic regulator for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells under stress.

Daria Deidre D   Filippi Marie-Dominique MD   Knudsen Erik S ES   Faccio Roberta R   Li Zhixiong Z   Kalfa Theodosia T   Geiger Hartmut H  

Blood 20071129 4


The retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein (RB) plays important roles in the control of the cell division cycle. It is estimated that RB is dysfunctional/inactivated in up to 40% of human leukemias. The consequences of loss of RB on hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) function in vivo are incompletely understood. Here, we report that mice genetically deficient in Rb in all hematopoietic cells (Vav-Cre Rb knockout [KO] animals) showed altered contribution of distinct hematopoietic cell  ...[more]

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