GATA3 is redundant for maintenance and self-renewal of hematopoietic stem cells

Blood. 2011 Aug 4;118(5):1291-3. doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-02-338046. Epub 2011 Jun 13.

Abstract

GATA3 has been identified as a master regulator of T helper cells, as well as being important for early thymic progenitors and T-cell commitment. However, Gata3 expression initiates already at the hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) level, implicating a potential role also in the regulation of HSCs. Herein we used a conditional Gata3 knockout strategy in which Gata3 expression was completely deleted from the earliest stage of embryonic hematopoietic development after emergence of HSCs from hemogenic endothelium. Through a detailed analysis of HSCs at the phenotypic and functional level, we demonstrate that steady-state levels of HSCs are normal in Gata3(fl/fl)Vav-Cre(tg/+) mice. Moreover, through long-term primary and secondary transplantation experiments, we also unequivocally demonstrate that Gata3 has a redundant role in post-transplantation HSC self-renewal.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Proliferation*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • GATA3 Transcription Factor / genetics
  • GATA3 Transcription Factor / metabolism
  • GATA3 Transcription Factor / physiology*
  • Hematopoiesis / physiology
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / metabolism
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / physiology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Signal Transduction / genetics
  • Signal Transduction / physiology

Substances

  • GATA3 Transcription Factor
  • Gata3 protein, mouse