DNA methyltransferase 1 is essential for and uniquely regulates hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2-2009

Keywords

Animals, Blotting, Western, Bone Marrow Transplantation, DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase, Female, Flow Cytometry, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Mice, Polymerase Chain Reaction

Volume

5

Issue

4

First Page

442

Last Page

449

ISSN

1875-9777

JAX Source

Cell Stem Cell 2009 Oct 2; 5(4):442-9.

PMID

19796624

Abstract

DNA methylation is essential for development and in diverse biological processes. The DNA methyltransferase Dnmt1 maintains parental cell methylation patterns on daughter DNA strands in mitotic cells; however, the precise role of Dnmt1 in regulation of quiescent adult stem cells is not known. To examine the role of Dnmt1 in adult hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), we conditionally disrupted Dnmt1 in the hematopoietic system. Defects were observed in Dnmt1-deficient HSC self-renewal, niche retention, and in the ability of Dnmt1-deficient HSCs to give rise to multilineage hematopoiesis. Loss of Dnmt1 also had specific impact on myeloid progenitor cells, causing enhanced cell cycling and inappropriate expression of mature lineage genes. Dnmt1 regulates distinct patterns of methylation and expression of discrete gene families in long-term HSCs and multipotent and lineage-restricted progenitors, suggesting that Dnmt1 differentially controls these populations. These findings establish a unique and critical role for Dnmt1 in the primitive hematopoietic compartment.

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