TC1(C8orf4) regulates hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells and hematopoiesis

PLoS One. 2014 Jun 17;9(6):e100311. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100311. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

Hematopoiesis is a complex process requiring multiple regulators for hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPC) and differentiation to multi-lineage blood cells. TC1(C8orf4) is implicated in cancers, hematological malignancies and inflammatory activation. Here, we report that Tc1 regulates hematopoiesis in mice. Myeloid and lymphoid cells are increased markedly in peripheral blood of Tc1-deleted mice compared to wild type controls. Red blood cells are small-sized but increased in number. The bone marrow of Tc1-/- mice is normocellular histologically. However, Lin-Sca-1+c-Kit+ (LSK) cells are expanded in Tc1-/- mice compared to wild type controls. The expanded population mostly consists of CD150-CD48+ cells, suggesting the expansion of lineage-restricted hematopoietic progenitor cells. Colony forming units (CFU) are increased in Tc1-/- mice bone marrow cells compared to controls. In wild type mice bone marrow, Tc1 is expressed in a limited population of HSPC but not in differentiated cells. Major myeloid transcriptional regulators such as Pu.1 and Cebpα are not up-regulated in Tc1-/- mice bone marrow. Our findings indicate that TC1 is a novel hematopoietic regulator. The mechanisms of TC1-dependent HSPC regulation and lineage determination are unknown.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blotting, Western
  • Bone Marrow / metabolism
  • Bone Marrow / pathology*
  • Cell Differentiation*
  • Cell Lineage*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Female
  • Flow Cytometry
  • HL-60 Cells
  • Hematopoiesis / physiology*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / cytology*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / physiology
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Neoplasm Proteins / physiology*
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Tcim protein, mouse

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Mid-career Research Program (2009-79398) through National Research Foundation grant funded by the Korean Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.