Conditional deletion of Ahr alters gene expression profiles in hematopoietic stem cells.
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a ligand activated bHLH transcription factor that belongs to the Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) superfamily of proteins involved in mediating responses to cellular environment regulating normal physiological and developmental pathways. The AHR binds a broad range of natura...
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| author | John A Bennett Kameshwar P Singh Stephen L Welle Lisbeth A Boule B Paige Lawrence Thomas A Gasiewicz |
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| description | The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a ligand activated bHLH transcription factor that belongs to the Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) superfamily of proteins involved in mediating responses to cellular environment regulating normal physiological and developmental pathways. The AHR binds a broad range of naturally derived and synthetic compounds, and plays a major role in mediating effects of certain environmental chemicals. Although our understanding of the physiological roles of the AHR in the immune system is evolving, there is little known about its role in hematopoiesis and hematopoietic diseases. Prior studies demonstrated that AHR null (AHR-KO) mice have impaired hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) function; they develop myeloproliferative changes in peripheral blood cells, and alterations in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell populations in the bone marrow. We hypothesized mice lacking AHR expression only within hematopoietic cells (AHRVav1 mice) would develop similar changes. However, we did not observe a complete phenocopy of AHR-KO and AHRVav1 animals at 2 or 18 months of age. To illuminate the signaling mechanisms underlying the alterations in hematopoiesis observed in these mice, we sorted a population of cells highly enriched for HSC function (LSK cells: CD34-CD48-CD150+) and performed microarray analyses. Ingenuity Pathway and Gene Set Enrichment Analyses revealed that that loss of AHR within HSCs alters several gene and signaling networks important for HSC function. Differences in gene expression networks among HSCs from AHR-KO and AHRVav1 mice suggest that AHR in bone marrow stromal cells also contributes to HSC function. In addition, numerous studies have suggested a role for AHR in both regulation of hematopoietic cells, and in the development of blood diseases. More work is needed to define what these signals are, and how they act upon HSCs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-beba980c23124282a5c3cf8304d128172022-12-21T23:20:15ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-011311e020640710.1371/journal.pone.0206407Conditional deletion of Ahr alters gene expression profiles in hematopoietic stem cells.John A BennettKameshwar P SinghStephen L WelleLisbeth A BouleB Paige LawrenceThomas A GasiewiczThe aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a ligand activated bHLH transcription factor that belongs to the Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) superfamily of proteins involved in mediating responses to cellular environment regulating normal physiological and developmental pathways. The AHR binds a broad range of naturally derived and synthetic compounds, and plays a major role in mediating effects of certain environmental chemicals. Although our understanding of the physiological roles of the AHR in the immune system is evolving, there is little known about its role in hematopoiesis and hematopoietic diseases. Prior studies demonstrated that AHR null (AHR-KO) mice have impaired hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) function; they develop myeloproliferative changes in peripheral blood cells, and alterations in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell populations in the bone marrow. We hypothesized mice lacking AHR expression only within hematopoietic cells (AHRVav1 mice) would develop similar changes. However, we did not observe a complete phenocopy of AHR-KO and AHRVav1 animals at 2 or 18 months of age. To illuminate the signaling mechanisms underlying the alterations in hematopoiesis observed in these mice, we sorted a population of cells highly enriched for HSC function (LSK cells: CD34-CD48-CD150+) and performed microarray analyses. Ingenuity Pathway and Gene Set Enrichment Analyses revealed that that loss of AHR within HSCs alters several gene and signaling networks important for HSC function. Differences in gene expression networks among HSCs from AHR-KO and AHRVav1 mice suggest that AHR in bone marrow stromal cells also contributes to HSC function. In addition, numerous studies have suggested a role for AHR in both regulation of hematopoietic cells, and in the development of blood diseases. More work is needed to define what these signals are, and how they act upon HSCs.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6214519?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | John A Bennett Kameshwar P Singh Stephen L Welle Lisbeth A Boule B Paige Lawrence Thomas A Gasiewicz Conditional deletion of Ahr alters gene expression profiles in hematopoietic stem cells. PLoS ONE |
| title | Conditional deletion of Ahr alters gene expression profiles in hematopoietic stem cells. |
| title_full | Conditional deletion of Ahr alters gene expression profiles in hematopoietic stem cells. |
| title_fullStr | Conditional deletion of Ahr alters gene expression profiles in hematopoietic stem cells. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conditional deletion of Ahr alters gene expression profiles in hematopoietic stem cells. |
| title_short | Conditional deletion of Ahr alters gene expression profiles in hematopoietic stem cells. |
| title_sort | conditional deletion of ahr alters gene expression profiles in hematopoietic stem cells |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6214519?pdf=render |
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