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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | The autophagy protein Atg7 is essential for hematopoietic stem cell maintenance |
| Creators Name: | Mortensen, M., Soilleux, E.J., Djordjevic, G., Tripp, R., Lutteropp, M., Sadighi-Akha, E., Stranks, A.J., Glanville, J., Knight, S., Jacobsen, S.E.W., Kranc, K.R. and Simon, A.K. |
| Abstract: | The role of autophagy, a lysosomal degradation pathway which prevents cellular damage, in the maintenance of adult mouse hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) remains unknown. Although normal HSCs sustain life-long hematopoiesis, malignant transformation of HSCs leads to leukemia. Therefore, mechanisms protecting HSCs from cellular damage are essential to prevent hematopoietic malignancies. In this study, we crippled autophagy in HSCs by conditionally deleting the essential autophagy gene Atg7 in the hematopoietic system. This resulted in the loss of normal HSC functions, a severe myeloproliferation, and death of the mice within weeks. The hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell compartment displayed an accumulation of mitochondria and reactive oxygen species, as well as increased proliferation and DNA damage. HSCs within the Lin(-)Sca-1(+)c-Kit(+) (LSK) compartment were significantly reduced. Although the overall LSK compartment was expanded, Atg7-deficient LSK cells failed to reconstitute the hematopoietic system of lethally irradiated mice. Consistent with loss of HSC functions, the production of both lymphoid and myeloid progenitors was impaired in the absence of Atg7. Collectively, these data show that Atg7 is an essential regulator of adult HSC maintenance. |
| Keywords: | Apoptosis, Autophagy, Autophagy-Related Protein 7, Cell Proliferation, DNA Damage, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Knockout Mice, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Mitochondria, Myeloproliferative Disorders, Reactive Oxygen Species, Stem Cells / Physiology, Animals, Mice |
| Source: | Journal of Experimental Medicine |
| ISSN: | 0022-1007 |
| Publisher: | Rockefeller University Press |
| Volume: | 208 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Page Range: | 455-67 |
| Date: | 14 March 2011 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20101145 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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