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FLI1 Induces Megakaryopoiesis Gene Expression Through WAS/WIP-Dependent and Independent Mechanisms; Implications for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

Wiskott–Aldrich Syndrome, WAS/WAVE, is a rare, X-linked immune-deficiency disease caused by mutations in the WAS gene, which together with its homolog, N-WASP, regulates actin cytoskeleton remodeling and cell motility. WAS patients suffer from microthrombocytopenia, characterized by a diminished num...

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Autores principales: Wang, Chunlin, Sample, Klarke M., Gajendran, Babu, Kapranov, Philipp, Liu, Wuling, Hu, Anling, Zacksenhaus, Eldad, Li, Yanmei, Hao, Xiaojiang, Ben-David, Yaacov
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7953068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33717090
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.607836
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author Wang, Chunlin
Sample, Klarke M.
Gajendran, Babu
Kapranov, Philipp
Liu, Wuling
Hu, Anling
Zacksenhaus, Eldad
Li, Yanmei
Hao, Xiaojiang
Ben-David, Yaacov
author_facet Wang, Chunlin
Sample, Klarke M.
Gajendran, Babu
Kapranov, Philipp
Liu, Wuling
Hu, Anling
Zacksenhaus, Eldad
Li, Yanmei
Hao, Xiaojiang
Ben-David, Yaacov
author_sort Wang, Chunlin
collection PubMed
description Wiskott–Aldrich Syndrome, WAS/WAVE, is a rare, X-linked immune-deficiency disease caused by mutations in the WAS gene, which together with its homolog, N-WASP, regulates actin cytoskeleton remodeling and cell motility. WAS patients suffer from microthrombocytopenia, characterized by a diminished number and size of platelets, though the underlying mechanism is not fully understood. Here, we identified FLI1 as a direct transcriptional regulator of WAS and its binding partner WIP. Depletion of either WAS or WIP in human erythroleukemic cells accelerated cell proliferation, suggesting tumor suppressor function of both genes in leukemia. Depletion of WAS/WIP also led to a significant reduction in the percentage of CD41 and CD61 positive cells, which mark committed megakaryocytes. RNAseq analysis revealed common changes in megakaryocytic gene expression following FLI1 or WASP knockdown. However, in contrast to FLI1, WASP depletion did not alter expression of late-stage platelet-inducing genes. N-WASP was not regulated by FLI1, yet its silencing also reduced the percentage of CD41+ and CD61+ megakaryocytes. Moreover, combined knockdown of WASP and N-WASP further suppressed megakaryocyte differentiation, indicating a major cooperation of these related genes in controlling megakaryocytic cell fate. However, unlike WASP/WIP, N-WASP loss suppressed leukemic cell proliferation. WASP, WIP and N-WASP depletion led to induction of FLI1 expression, mediated by GATA1, and this may mitigate the severity of platelet deficiency in WAS patients. Together, these results uncover a crucial role for FLI1 in megakaryocyte differentiation, implicating this transcription factor in regulating microthrombocytopenia associated with Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome.
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spelling pubmed-79530682021-03-13 FLI1 Induces Megakaryopoiesis Gene Expression Through WAS/WIP-Dependent and Independent Mechanisms; Implications for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Wang, Chunlin Sample, Klarke M. Gajendran, Babu Kapranov, Philipp Liu, Wuling Hu, Anling Zacksenhaus, Eldad Li, Yanmei Hao, Xiaojiang Ben-David, Yaacov Front Immunol Immunology Wiskott–Aldrich Syndrome, WAS/WAVE, is a rare, X-linked immune-deficiency disease caused by mutations in the WAS gene, which together with its homolog, N-WASP, regulates actin cytoskeleton remodeling and cell motility. WAS patients suffer from microthrombocytopenia, characterized by a diminished number and size of platelets, though the underlying mechanism is not fully understood. Here, we identified FLI1 as a direct transcriptional regulator of WAS and its binding partner WIP. Depletion of either WAS or WIP in human erythroleukemic cells accelerated cell proliferation, suggesting tumor suppressor function of both genes in leukemia. Depletion of WAS/WIP also led to a significant reduction in the percentage of CD41 and CD61 positive cells, which mark committed megakaryocytes. RNAseq analysis revealed common changes in megakaryocytic gene expression following FLI1 or WASP knockdown. However, in contrast to FLI1, WASP depletion did not alter expression of late-stage platelet-inducing genes. N-WASP was not regulated by FLI1, yet its silencing also reduced the percentage of CD41+ and CD61+ megakaryocytes. Moreover, combined knockdown of WASP and N-WASP further suppressed megakaryocyte differentiation, indicating a major cooperation of these related genes in controlling megakaryocytic cell fate. However, unlike WASP/WIP, N-WASP loss suppressed leukemic cell proliferation. WASP, WIP and N-WASP depletion led to induction of FLI1 expression, mediated by GATA1, and this may mitigate the severity of platelet deficiency in WAS patients. Together, these results uncover a crucial role for FLI1 in megakaryocyte differentiation, implicating this transcription factor in regulating microthrombocytopenia associated with Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-26 /pmc/articles/PMC7953068/ /pubmed/33717090 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.607836 Text en Copyright © 2021 Wang, Sample, Gajendran, Kapranov, Liu, Hu, Zacksenhaus, Li, Hao and Ben-David http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Immunology
Wang, Chunlin
Sample, Klarke M.
Gajendran, Babu
Kapranov, Philipp
Liu, Wuling
Hu, Anling
Zacksenhaus, Eldad
Li, Yanmei
Hao, Xiaojiang
Ben-David, Yaacov
FLI1 Induces Megakaryopoiesis Gene Expression Through WAS/WIP-Dependent and Independent Mechanisms; Implications for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
title FLI1 Induces Megakaryopoiesis Gene Expression Through WAS/WIP-Dependent and Independent Mechanisms; Implications for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
title_full FLI1 Induces Megakaryopoiesis Gene Expression Through WAS/WIP-Dependent and Independent Mechanisms; Implications for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
title_fullStr FLI1 Induces Megakaryopoiesis Gene Expression Through WAS/WIP-Dependent and Independent Mechanisms; Implications for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed FLI1 Induces Megakaryopoiesis Gene Expression Through WAS/WIP-Dependent and Independent Mechanisms; Implications for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
title_short FLI1 Induces Megakaryopoiesis Gene Expression Through WAS/WIP-Dependent and Independent Mechanisms; Implications for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
title_sort fli1 induces megakaryopoiesis gene expression through was/wip-dependent and independent mechanisms; implications for wiskott-aldrich syndrome
topic Immunology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7953068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33717090
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.607836
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