PUBLICATION
Cohesin-dependent regulation of Runx genes
- Authors
- Horsfield, J.A., Anagnostou, S.H., Hu, J.K., Cho, K.H., Geisler, R., Lieschke, G., Crosier, K.E., and Crosier, P.S.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-070629-1
- Date
- 2007
- Source
- Development (Cambridge, England) 134(14): 2639-2649 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Crosier, Kathy, Crosier, Phil, Geisler, Robert, Horsfield, Jules, Lieschke, Graham J.
- Keywords
- Runx1, Runx3, Rad21, Scc1, Cohesin
- MeSH Terms
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- Blood Cells/cytology
- Blood Cells/metabolism
- Mutation
- Nuclear Proteins/genetics
- Nuclear Proteins/physiology*
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/cytology
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/metabolism
- Protein Subunits/genetics
- Protein Subunits/metabolism
- Protein Subunits/physiology
- Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/biosynthesis*
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics
- Cell Cycle Proteins/physiology*
- Hematopoiesis
- Mitosis
- Zebrafish/embryology
- Zebrafish/metabolism*
- Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Cell Differentiation
- Zebrafish Proteins/biosynthesis*
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
- Animals
- Brain/metabolism
- Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone/genetics
- Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone/physiology*
- Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit/biosynthesis*
- Chromatids/physiology
- PubMed
- 17567667 Full text @ Development
Citation
Horsfield, J.A., Anagnostou, S.H., Hu, J.K., Cho, K.H., Geisler, R., Lieschke, G., Crosier, K.E., and Crosier, P.S. (2007) Cohesin-dependent regulation of Runx genes. Development (Cambridge, England). 134(14):2639-2649.
Abstract
Runx transcription factors determine cell fate in many lineages. Maintaining balanced levels of Runx proteins is crucial, as deregulated expression leads to cancers and developmental disorders. We conducted a forward genetic screen in zebrafish for positive regulators of runx1 that yielded the cohesin subunit rad21. Zebrafish embryos lacking Rad21, or cohesin subunit Smc3, fail to express runx3 and lose hematopoietic runx1 expression in early embryonic development. Failure to develop differentiated blood cells in rad21 mutants is partially rescued by microinjection of runx1 mRNA. Significantly, monoallelic loss of rad21 caused a reduction in the transcription of runx1 and of the proneural genes ascl1a and ascl1b, indicating that downstream genes are sensitive to Rad21 dose. Changes in gene expression were observed in a reduced cohesin background in which cell division was able to proceed, indicating that cohesin might have a function in transcription that is separable from its mitotic role. Cohesin is a protein complex essential for sister chromatid cohesion and DNA repair that also appears to be essential for normal development through as yet unknown mechanisms. Our findings provide evidence for a novel role for cohesin in development, and indicate potential for monoallelic loss of cohesin subunits to alter gene expression.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping