Hematopoiesis News Volume 11.44 | Nov 10 2020

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    Hematopoiesis News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 11.44 – 10 November, 2020
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    Repetitive
    Elements Trigger RIG-I-like Receptor Signaling that Regulates the Emergence of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells

    Rig-I or Mda5 deficiency reduced hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell numbers by inhibiting inflammatory signals that were in turn enhanced in Lgp2 deficient embryos.
    [Immunity]

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    Learn about the applications of the CFU assay in toxicity testing from hematopoietic expert Dr. Jackie Damen.
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    Clonal
    Hematopoiesis-Driver DNMT3A Mutations Alter Immune Cells in Heart Failure

    Transcriptomic profiles of peripheral blood mononuclear cells were analyzed in heart failure patients harboring DNA methyltransferase 3a (DNMT3A) clonal hematopoiesis-driver mutations and patients with HF and no DNMT3A mutations by single-cell RNA-sequencing.
    [Circulation Research]

    Abstract


    FBXO11-Mediated Proteolysis of BAHD1 Relieves PRC2-dependent Transcriptional Repression in Erythropoiesis

    Investigators showed that the E3 ubiquitin ligase FBXO11 relieved polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2)-mediated repression during erythroid maturation by targeting its newly identified substrate BAHD1, an H3K27me3 reader that recruits transcriptional co-repressors.
    [Blood]

    Abstract

    Hyperglycemia
    Cooperates with Tet2 Heterozygosity to Induce Leukemia Driven by Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Induced LncRNA Morrbid

    Utilizing a novel mouse model bearing haploinsufficiency of Tet2, to mimic the human pre-leukemic stem and progenitor cells condition and hyperglycemic stress (HG), in the form of an Ins2Akita/+ mutation, which induced HG and type-1 diabetes mellitus, researchers showed that the compound mutant mice developed a lethal form of myeloproliferative neoplasm and/or acute myeloid leukemia.
    [Journal of Clinical Investigation]

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    ALK-Transformed Mature T Lymphocytes Restore Early Thymus Progenitor Features

    Scientists demonstrated that in vitro transduction of normal human CD4+ T lymphocytes with NPM-ALK resulted in their immortalization and malignant transformation.
    [Journal of Clinical Investigation]

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    Leptin
    Receptor, a Surface Marker for a Subset of Highly Engrafting Long-Term Functional Hematopoietic Stem Cells

    Using in vitro and in vivo experimental approaches, researchers demonstrated that leptin receptor (Lepr) differentiates SLAM hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) into two distinct populations; Lepr+ HSCs engrafted better than Lepr− HSCs in primary transplant.
    [Leukemia]

    Abstract

    Bcor Deficiency Perturbs Erythro-Megakaryopoiesis and Cooperates with
    Dnmt3a
    Loss in Acute Erythroid Leukemia Onset in Mice

    Transcriptomic analysis of double knockout bone marrow progenitors revealed that aberrant erythroid skewing was induced by epigenetic changes affecting specific transcriptional factors and cell-cycle regulators.
    [Leukemia]

    Full Article

    PVRIG
    Is a Novel NK Cell Immune Checkpoint Receptor in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    Scientists showed that acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patient blasts consistently expressed the poliovirus receptor-related immunoglobulin domain-containing (PVRIG) ligand. Furthermore, PVRIG blockade significantly enhanced NK cell killing of PVRL2+, poliovirus receptorlo AML cell lines, and significantly increased NK cell activation and degranulation in the context of patient primary AML blasts.
    [Haematologica]

    Abstract

    SYK
    Inhibition Targets Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells by Blocking their Oxidative Metabolism

    Investigators addressed the consequences of spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibition to leukemia stem-cell function and assessed SYK-associated pathways in acute myeloid leukemia cell biology.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    PHF6
    Expression Levels Impact Human Hematopoietic Stem Cell Differentiation

    The authors investigated the role of PHF6 in human blood cell development by performing knockdown studies in cord blood and thymus-derived hematopoietic precursors to evaluate the impact on lineage differentiation in well-established in vitro models.
    [Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology]

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    CLINICAL RESEARCH

    Ruxolitinib
    Is an Effective Salvage Treatment for Multidrug-Resistant Graft-versus-Host Disease after Haploidentical Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation without Posttransplant Cyclophosphamide

    Scientists identified the efficacy of ruxolitinib in human leukocyte antigen haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients with multidrug-resistant-graft-versus-host disease.
    [Annals of Hematology]

    Abstract


    Dr. Jackie Damen discusses why the CFU assay should be a vital part of your cell therapy workflow in this on-demand webinar.
    REVIEWS

    Fate
    of Hematopoiesis during Aging. What Do We Really Know, and What Are Its Implications?

    The authors provide an extensive up-to date summary on the literature of aged hematopoiesis and hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) placed in context of potential artifacts of the collection and processing procedure, that may not be totally representative of the status of HSCs in their in vivo bone marrow microenvironment, and what the implications of this are for understanding aged hematopoiesis.
    [Stem Cell Reviews and Reports]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Forma
    Therapeutics Announces FT-4202 Receives Orphan Drug Designation in Europe for Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease

    Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. announced the European Commission granted Orphan Drug designation to Forma’s FT-4202 for the treatment of sickle cell disease, based on a positive opinion from the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products of the European Medicines Agency.
    [Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.]

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