The transcriptional mediator subunit MED1/TRAP220 in stromal cells is involved in hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell support through osteopontin expression

Mol Cell Biol. 2010 Oct;30(20):4818-27. doi: 10.1128/MCB.01348-09. Epub 2010 Aug 16.

Abstract

MED1/TRAP220, a subunit of the transcriptional Mediator/TRAP complex, is crucial for various biological events through its interaction with distinct activators, such as nuclear receptors and GATA family activators. In hematopoiesis, MED1 plays a pivotal role in optimal nuclear receptor-mediated myelomonopoiesis and GATA-1-induced erythropoiesis. In this study, we present evidence that MED1 in stromal cells is involved in supporting hematopoietic stem and/or progenitor cells (HSPCs) through osteopontin (OPN) expression. We found that the proliferation of bone marrow (BM) cells cocultured with MED1 knockout (Med1(-/-)) mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) was significantly suppressed compared to the control. Furthermore, the number of long-term culture-initiating cells (LTC-ICs) was attenuated for BM cells cocultured with Med1(-/-) MEFs. The vitamin D receptor (VDR)- and Runx2-mediated expression of OPN, as well as Mediator recruitment to the Opn promoter, was specifically attenuated in the Med1(-/-) MEFs. Addition of OPN to these MEFs restored the growth of cocultured BM cells and the number of LTC-ICs, both of which were attenuated by the addition of the anti-OPN antibody to Med1(+/+) MEFs and to BM stromal cells. Consequently, MED1 in niche appears to play an important role in supporting HSPCs by upregulating VDR- and Runx2-mediated transcription on the Opn promoter.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Coculture Techniques
  • Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit / metabolism
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / cytology
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Mediator Complex Subunit 1 / deficiency
  • Mediator Complex Subunit 1 / genetics*
  • Mediator Complex Subunit 1 / metabolism*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Osteopontin / deficiency
  • Osteopontin / genetics*
  • Osteopontin / metabolism*
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Receptors, Calcitriol / metabolism
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction
  • Stromal Cells / cytology
  • Stromal Cells / metabolism*
  • Transfection
  • Two-Hybrid System Techniques

Substances

  • Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit
  • MED1 protein, human
  • Med1 protein, mouse
  • Mediator Complex Subunit 1
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Receptors, Calcitriol
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Runx2 protein, mouse
  • Spp1 protein, mouse
  • Osteopontin