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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | C/EBP-induced transdifferentiation reveals granulocyte-macrophage precursor-like plasticity of B cells |
| Creators Name: | Cirovic, B., Schönheit, J., Kowenz-Leutz, E., Ivanovska, J., Klement, C., Pronina, N., Bégay, V. and Leutz, A. |
| Abstract: | The lymphoid-myeloid transdifferentiation potentials of members of the C/EBP family (C/EBP{alpha}, {beta}, {delta}, and {epsilon}) were compared in v-Abl-immortalized primary B cells. Conversion of B cells to macrophages was readily induced by the ectopic expression of any C/EBP, and enhanced by endogenous C/EBP{alpha} and {beta} activation. High transgene expression of C/EBP{beta} or C/EBP{epsilon}, but not of C/EBP{alpha} or C/EBP{delta}, also induced the formation of granulocytes. Granulocytes and macrophages emerged in a mutually exclusive manner. C/EBP{beta}-expressing B cells produced granulocyte-macrophage progenitor (GMP)-like progenitors when subjected to selective pressure to eliminate lymphoid cells. The GMP-like progenitors remained self-renewing and cytokine-independent, and continuously produced macrophages and granulocytes. In addition to their suitability to study myelomonocytic lineage bifurcation, lineage-switched GMP-like progenitors could reflect the features of the lympho-myeloid lineage switch observed in leukemic progression. |
| Keywords: | Hematopoiesis, Leukemia, Differentiation, Stem Cell, Progenitor, Lineage Switch, Animals, Mice |
| Source: | Stem Cell Reports |
| ISSN: | 2213-6711 |
| Publisher: | Cell Press / Elsevier |
| Volume: | 14 |
| Number: | 8 |
| Page Range: | 346-359 |
| Date: | 14 February 2017 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stemcr.2016.12.015 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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