The TIF1β-HP1 system maintains transcriptional integrity of hematopoietic stem cells

Satoru Miyagi, Shuhei Koide, Atsunori Saraya, George R. Wendt, Motohiko Oshima, Takaaki Konuma, Satoshi Yamazaki, Makiko Mochizuki-Kashio, Yaeko Nakajima-Takagi, Changshan Wang, Tetsuhiro Chiba, Issay Kitabayashi, Hiromitsu Nakauchi, Atsushi Iwama

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Abstract

TIF1β is a transcriptional corepressor that recruits repressive chromatin modifiers to target genes. Its biological function and physiological targets in somatic stem cells remain largely unknown. Here, we show that TIF1β is essential for the maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Deletion of Tif1b in mice induced active cycling and apoptosis of HSCs and promoted egression of HSCs from the bone marrow, leading to rapid depletion of HSCs. Strikingly, Tif1b-deficient HSCs showed a strong trend of ectopic expression of nonhematopoietic genes. Levels of heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1α, β and γ) proteins, which form a complex with TIF1β, were significantly reduced in the absence of TIF1β and depletion of HP1 recapitulated a part of the phenotypes of Tif1b-deficient HSCs. These results demonstrate that the TIF1β-HP1 system functions as a critical repressive machinery that targets genes not normally activated in the hematopoietic compartment, thereby maintaining the transcriptional signature specific to HSCs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)145-152
Number of pages8
JournalStem Cell Reports
Volume2
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11-02-2014
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
  • Developmental Biology
  • Cell Biology

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