The transcription factor Srf regulates hematopoietic stem cell adhesion

Christine Ragu, Gaelle Elain, Elena Mylonas, Chris Ottolenghi, Nicolas Cagnard, Dominique Daegelen, Emmanuelle Passegué, William Vainchenker, Olivier A. Bernard, Virginie Penard-Lacronique

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    Adhesion properties of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in the bone marrow (BM) niches control their migration and affect their cell-cycle dynamics. The serum response factor (Srf) regulates growth factor-inducible genes and genes controlling cytoskeleton structures involved in cell spreading, adhesion, and migration. We identified a role for Srf in HSC adhesion and steady-state hematopoiesis. Conditional deletion of Srf in BM cells resulted in a 3-fold expansion of the long- and short-term HSCs and multipotent progenitors (MPPs), which occurs without long-term modification of cell-cycle dynamics. Early differentiation steps to myeloid and lymphoid lineages were normal, but Srf loss results in alterations in mature-cell production and severe thrombocytopenia. Srf-null BM cells also displayed compromised engraftment properties in transplantation assays. Gene expression analysis identified Srf target genes expressed in HSCs, including a network of genes associated with cell migration and adhesion. Srf-null stem cells and MPPs displayed impair expression of the integrin network and decreased adherence in vitro. In addition, Srf-null mice showed increase numbers of circulating stem and progenitor cells, which likely reflect their reduced retention in the BM. Altogether, our results demonstrate that Srf is an essential regulator of stem cells and MPP adhesion, and suggest that Srf acts mainly through cell-matrix interactions and integrin signaling.

    langue originaleAnglais
    Pages (de - à)4464-4473
    Nombre de pages10
    journalBlood
    Volume116
    Numéro de publication22
    Les DOIs
    étatPublié - 25 nov. 2010

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