PUBLICATION
EENA promotes myeloid proliferation through stimulating ERK1/2 phosphorylation in zebrafish
- Authors
- Le, H.Y., Zhang, Y., Liu, H., Ma, L.H., Jin, Y., Huang, Q.H., Chen, Y., Deng, M., Chen, Z., Chen, S.J., and Liu, T.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-080421-6
- Date
- 2008
- Source
- The Journal of biological chemistry 283(25): 17652-17661 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Chen, Yi, Chen, Zhu, Deng, Min, Jin, Yi, Zhang, Yong
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Cell Nucleus/metabolism
- Cell Proliferation
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Gene Expression Regulation*
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/metabolism
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/physiology*
- Mice
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/metabolism*
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/metabolism*
- Models, Biological
- Myeloid Cells/cytology*
- NIH 3T3 Cells
- Phosphorylation
- Zebrafish
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism*
- Zebrafish Proteins/physiology
- PubMed
- 18413315 Full text @ J. Biol. Chem.
Citation
Le, H.Y., Zhang, Y., Liu, H., Ma, L.H., Jin, Y., Huang, Q.H., Chen, Y., Deng, M., Chen, Z., Chen, S.J., and Liu, T. (2008) EENA promotes myeloid proliferation through stimulating ERK1/2 phosphorylation in zebrafish. The Journal of biological chemistry. 283(25):17652-17661.
Abstract
The EEN (extra eleven nineteen) gene is one of fusion partners of MLL (mixed-lineage leukemia), located on chromosome 19p13. Here, we cloned two een genes (designated as eena and eenb) in zebrafish, which are assigned to linkage groups 8 and 2, respectively. Whole-mount in situ hybridization assay showed that eena and eenb have overlapping, but distinct expression patterns during embryogenesis. Ubiquitious or targeted overexpression of eena, but not eenb, into wild-type or transgenic embryos (green-fluorescent protein-labeled myeloid progenitors) induced a significant proliferation and ectopic distribution of myeloid progenitors in the yolk sac. Using a morpholino-antisense gene knockdown approach, we showed that the number of myeloid progenitors and their downstream mature myelomonocytic cells was significantly decreased in the eena-deficient embryos. Mechanistically, overexpression of eena selectively stimulated ERK phosphorylation and increased the level of transcription factor c-Fos in vitro and in vivo, while eena lacking the SH3 domain completely abolished these effects. Furthermore, a MAPK/ERK kinase (MEK) inhibitor, PD98059, blocked the eena-induced cell proliferation and activation of ERK signaling. The results suggest that eena plays an important role in the development of myeloid cell through activation of the ERK pathway and may provide a valuable reference for future studies of the role of EEN in leukemogenesis.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping