| First Author | Li H | Year | 2010 |
| Journal | Blood | Volume | 116 |
| Issue | 7 | Pages | 1060-9 |
| PubMed ID | 20453161 | Mgi Jnum | J:163503 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:4822115 | Doi | 10.1182/blood-2009-11-255075 |
| Citation | Li H, et al. (2010) Repression of Id2 expression by Gfi-1 is required for B-cell and myeloid development. Blood 116(7):1060-9 |
| abstractText | The development of mature blood cells from hematopoietic stem cells requires coordinated activities of transcriptional networks. Transcriptional repressor growth factor independence 1 (Gfi-1) is required for the development of B cells, T cells, neutrophils, and for the maintenance of hematopoietic stem cell function. However, the mechanisms by which Gfi-1 regulates hematopoiesis and how Gfi-1 integrates into transcriptional networks remain unclear. Here, we provide evidence that Id2 is a transcriptional target of Gfi-1, and repression of Id2 by Gfi-1 is required for B-cell and myeloid development. Gfi-1 binds to 3 conserved regions in the Id2 promoter and represses Id2 promoter activity in transient reporter assays. Increased Id2 expression was observed in multipotent progenitors, myeloid progenitors, T-cell progenitors, and B-cell progenitors in Gfi-1(-/-) mice. Knockdown of Id2 expression or heterozygosity at the Id2 locus partially rescues the B-cell and myeloid development but not the T-cell development in Gfi-1(-/-) mice. These studies demonstrate a role of Id2 in mediating Gfi-1 functions in B-cell and myeloid development and provide a direct link between Gfi-1 and the B-cell transcriptional network by its ability to repress Id2 expression. |
