ASXL1 interacts with the cohesin complex to maintain chromatid separation and gene expression for normal hematopoiesis.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-21-2017
JAX Source
Sci Adv 2017 Jan 20; 3(1):e1601602
Volume
3
Issue
1
First Page
1601602
Last Page
1601602
ISSN
2375-2548
PMID
28116354
Abstract
ASXL1 is frequently mutated in a spectrum of myeloid malignancies with poor prognosis. Loss of Asxl1 leads to myelodysplastic syndrome-like disease in mice; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. We report that ASXL1 interacts with the cohesin complex, which has been shown to guide sister chromatid segregation and regulate gene expression. Loss of Asxl1 impairs the cohesin function, as reflected by an impaired telophase chromatid disjunction in hematopoietic cells. Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by DNA sequencing data revealed that ASXL1, RAD21, and SMC1A share 93% of genomic binding sites at promoter regions in Lin(-)cKit(+) (LK) cells. We have shown that loss of Asxl1 reduces the genome binding of RAD21 and SMC1A and alters the expression of ASXL1/cohesin target genes in LK cells. Our study underscores the ASXL1-cohesin interaction as a novel means to maintain normal sister chromatid separation and regulate gene expression in hematopoietic cells. Sci Adv 2017 Jan 20; 3(1):e1601602.
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ASXL1 interacts with the cohesin complex to maintain chromatid separation and gene expression for normal hematopoiesis. Sci Adv 2017 Jan 20; 3(1):e1601602