Project description:ASXL2 is frequently mutated in acute myeloid leukaemia patients with t(8;21). However, the roles of ASXL2 in normal haematopoiesis and the pathogenesis of myeloid malignancies remain unknown. Here we show that deletion of Asxl2 in mice leads to the development of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)-like disease. Asxl2-/- mice have an increased bone marrow (BM) long-term haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and granulocyte-macrophage progenitors compared with wild-type controls. Recipients transplanted with Asxl2-/- and Asxl2+/- BM cells have shortened lifespan due to the development of MDS-like disease or myeloid leukaemia. Paired daughter cell assays demonstrate that Asxl2 loss enhances the self-renewal of HSCs. Deletion of Asxl2 alters the expression of genes critical for HSC self-renewal, differentiation and apoptosis in Lin-cKit+ cells. The altered gene expression is associated with dysregulated H3K27ac and H3K4me1/2. Our study demonstrates that ASXL2 functions as a tumour suppressor to maintain normal HSC function.
Project description:Total RNA was isolated from mouse Asxl2-/- and WT LK cells following standard protocol with TRIZol reagent (Life Technologies) followed by RNA library preparation with the Illumina TruSeq strand-specific mRNA sample preparation system. All RNA-seq libraries were sequenced with a read length of single-end 75bp using the Illumina NextSeq 500, and final of over 45 million reads per sample.
Project description:LK cells of each mouse genotype were fixed with 1% formaldehyde for 15 min and quenched with 0.125 M glycine. Chromatin was isolated by the addition of lysis buffer, followed by shearing with Bioruptor Pico with water cooler (Diagenode, Seraing, Belgium). The DNA was sheared to an average length of 300-500 bp. Genomic DNA regions of interest were isolated using antibodies against H3K27ac (Diagenode, C15410196), H3K4me1 (C15410194), and H3K4me2 (Abcam, ab32356). Complexes were washed, eluted from the beads with SDS buffer, and subjected to RNase and proteinase K treatment. Crosslinks were reversed by incubation overnight at 65°C, and ChIP DNA was purified by phenol-chloroform extraction and ethanol precipitation. After the measurement of DNA concentration with Qubit3.0, the libraries were prepared and sequenced on an Illumina NextSeq 500.
