Endothelial MEKK3-KLF2/4 signaling integrates inflammatory and hemodynamic signals during definitive hematopoiesis
| Autor: | Yiqing Yang, Melanie Mumau, Joanna Tober, Qin Zhu, Laura Bennett, Courtney Hong, Derek Sung, Thomas Keller, Yasin Uzun, Peng Gao, Swapnil Shewale, Mei Chen, Jisheng Yang, Xiaowen Chen, Steven A. Thomas, Kai Tan, Nancy A. Speck, Mark L. Kahn |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Hematopoiesis and Stem Cells
Hemangioblasts Immunology Hemodynamics Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors Cell Differentiation Cell Biology Hematology MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 3 Biochemistry Hematopoiesis Mice embryonic structures Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit Animals Endothelium Inflammation Mediators |
| Zdroj: | Blood |
| Popis: | The hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that produce blood for the lifetime of an animal arise from RUNX1+ hemogenic endothelial cells (HECs) in the embryonic vasculature through a process of endothelial-to-hematopoietic transition (EHT). Studies have identified inflammatory mediators and fluid shear forces as critical environmental stimuli for EHT, raising the question of how such diverse inputs are integrated to drive HEC specification. Endothelial cell MEKK3-KLF2/4 signaling can be activated by both fluid shear forces and inflammatory mediators, and it plays roles in cardiovascular development and disease that have been linked to both stimuli. Here we demonstrate that MEKK3 and KLF2/4 are required in endothelial cells for the specification of RUNX1+ HECs in both the yolk sac and dorsal aorta of the mouse embryo and for their transition to intraaortic hematopoietic cluster (IAHC) cells. The inflammatory mediators lipopolysaccharide and interferon-γ increase RUNX1+ HECs in an MEKK3-dependent manner. Maternal administration of catecholamines that stimulate embryo cardiac function and accelerate yolk sac vascular remodeling increases EHT by wild-type but not MEKK3-deficient endothelium. These findings identify MEKK-KLF2/4 signaling as an essential pathway for EHT and provide a molecular basis for the integration of diverse environmental inputs, such as inflammatory mediators and hemodynamic forces, during definitive hematopoiesis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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