RRC ID 36834
Author Nagamachi A, Nakata Y, Ueda T, Yamasaki N, Ebihara Y, Tsuji K, Honda Z, Takubo K, Suda T, Oda H, Inaba T, Honda H.
Title Acquired deficiency of A20 results in rapid apoptosis, systemic inflammation, and abnormal hematopoietic stem cell function.
Journal PLoS One
Abstract A20 is a negative regulator of NF-κB, and mutational loss of A20 expression is involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases and B-cell lymphomas. To clarify the role of A20 in adult hematopoiesis, we generated conditional A20 knockout mice (A20(flox/flox) ) and crossed them with Mx-1Cre (MxCre (+)) and ERT2Cre (ERT2Cre (+)) transgenic mice in which Cre is inducibly activated by endogenous interferon and exogenous tamoxifen, respectively. A20(flox/flox) MxCre (+) (A20Mx) mice spontaneously exhibited myeloid proliferation, B cell apoptosis, and anemia with overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Bone marrow transplantation demonstrated that these changes were caused by hematopoietic cells. NF-κB was constitutively activated in A20Mx hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which caused enhanced cell cycle entry and impaired repopulating ability. Tamoxifen stimulation of A20(flox/flox) ERT2Cre (+) (A20ERT2) mice induced fulminant apoptosis and subsequent myeloproliferation, lymphocytopenia, and progressive anemia with excessive production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, as observed in A20Mx mice. These results demonstrate that A20 plays essential roles in the homeostasis of adult hematopoiesis by preventing apoptosis and inflammation. Our findings provide insights into the mechanism underlying A20 dysfunction and human diseases in which A20 expression is impaired.
Volume 9(1)
Pages e87425
Published 2014-1-1
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0087425
PII PONE-D-13-34927
PMID 24498102
PMC PMC3909109
MeSH Animals Apoptosis / physiology* Cell Proliferation* Cysteine Endopeptidases Cytokines / metabolism DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism* Hematopoiesis / physiology* Hematopoietic Stem Cells / cytology Hematopoietic Stem Cells / metabolism* Humans Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / genetics Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism* Mice Mice, Knockout Myeloid Cells / cytology Myeloid Cells / metabolism* NF-kappa B / metabolism Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha-Induced Protein 3 Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / genetics Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / metabolism*
IF 2.74
Times Cited 16
WOS Category IMMUNOLOGY
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Mice RBRC01834