Project description:This is a mathematical model describing the hematopoietic lineages with leukemia lineages, as controlled by end-product negative feedback inhibition. Variables include hematopoietic stem cells, progenitor cells, terminally differentiated HSCs, leukemia stem cells, and terminally differentiated leukemia stem cells.
Project description:We have developed a therapeutic strategy for beta-hemoglobinopathies aimed at reactivating fetal hemoglobin expression in red blood cells derived from human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells edited with CRISPR/Cas9 nucleases, cytidine or adenine base editors targeting the fetal gamma-globin promoters. Here, we report the transcriptomic changes occurring in human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (obtained from healthy donors) 48 h after transfection with CRISPR/Cas9 nucleases, cytidine or adenine base editors.
Project description:Hematopoietic stem cells give rise to all blood lineages, can fully re-populate the bone marrow, and easily outlive the host organism. To better understand how stem cells remain fit during aging, we analyzed the proteome of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.
Project description:Purpose: Illumina next-generation sequencing (NGS) has been used to interrogate the transcriptome profiling (bulk RNA-seq) of primary human HSPCs in the presence and absence of RIOK2. Primary human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) isolated from 3 different donors were genome edited to obtain knockdown (KD) and knockout (KO) of RIOK2. The genome edited HSPCs were then differentiated for 48 hours and their total RNA was isolated to perform cDNA synthesis and bulk RNA sequencing. The overall goal of this study was to investigate the global alterations in gene expressions with dose-dependent loss of RIOK2 in primary human HSPCs, that would expand our understanding of RIOK2-dependent transcriptomic changes involved in hematopoietic differentiation.
Project description:TurboID (biotin proximity ligase) was fused to AML-associated oncofusions (PML::RARA, RUNX1::RUNX1T1, CBFB::MYH11), wildtype NPM1, or mutated NPMc and expressed in murine hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells using MSCV-based retroviruses to identify key interacting proteins in primary hematopoietic cells.
Project description:We used ChIP-Seq to map GABP-alpha binding sites in human hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs). Coupled with functional assays using GABP-alpha deficient mouse model and bioinformatics analysis, we systematically determined a transcriptional module controlled by GABP in HPCs. Examination of the role of GABP in hematopoietic stem cells
Project description:Diminishing potential to replace damaged tissues is a hallmark for aging of somatic stem cells, but the mechanisms leading to aging remain elusive. We performed a proteome-wide analysis of human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (CD34+) along with five other cell types that constitute the bone marrow niche, namely, lymphocytes and precursors; monocytes/macrophages and precursors; granulocytic precursors and erythroid precursors, as well as mesenchymal stem/stromal cells. In total, we analyzed 270 samples from 59 human subjects. The data represents a valuable resource for further in-depth mechanistic analyses, and for validation of knowledge gained from animal models.
Project description:Ex-vivo gene editing in T cells and hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) holds promise for treating diseases by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) gene disruption or homology-driven repair (HDR) gene correction. Gene editing encompasses delivery of nucleases by electroporation and, when aiming to HDR, of a DNA template often provided by viral vectors. Whereas HSPCs activate robust p53-dependent DNA damage response (DDR) upon editing, the responses triggered in T cells remain poorly characterized. Here, we performed comprehensive multi-omics analyses and found that electroporation is the culprit of cytotoxicity in T cells, causing death and cell cycle delay, perturbing metabolism and inducing inflammatory response. Nuclease delivery by lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) nearly abolished cell death and ameliorated cell growth, improving tolerance to the procedure and yielding higher number of edited cells compared to electroporation. Transient transcriptomic changes upon LNP treatment were mostly caused by cellular loading with exogenous cholesterol, whose potentially detrimental impact could be overcome by limiting exposure. Notably, LNP-based HSPC editing dampened p53 pathway induction and supported higher reconstitution by long-term repopulating HSPCs compared to electroporation, reaching similar editing efficiencies. Overall, LNPs may allow efficient and stealthier ex-vivo gene editing in hematopoietic cells for treatment of human diseases.
