Hematopoiesis News Volume 14.14 | April 11 2023

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    2023-04-11 | HN 14.14


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    Vol. 14.14 – 11 April, 2023
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    DNMT3A-Coordinated Splicing Governs the Stem State Switch towards Differentiation in Embryonic and Hematopoietic Stem Cells

    Investigators showed that stem state switch involved a global increase in splicing efficiency coordinated by DNA methyltransferase 3α (DNMT3A), an enzyme typically involved in DNA methylation.
    [Nature Cell Biology]

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    Harnessing Matrix Stiffness to Engineer a Bone Marrow Niche for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Rejuvenation

    Researchers showed that matrix stiffness fine-tunes HSC niche factor expression by bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs). Increased stiffness activates Yap/Taz signaling to promote BMSC expansion upon 2D culture, which was largely reversed by 3D culture in soft gelatin methacrylate hydrogels.
    [Cell Stem Cell]

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    Spectra and Characteristics of Somatic Mutations Induced by Ionizing Radiation in Hematopoietic Stem Cells

    Base substitution patterns in the single-nucleotide variants suggested a role of reactive oxygen species in radiation mutagenesis, and signature analysis of single base substitutions (SBS) revealed a dose-dependent increase of SBS40.
    [Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America]

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    Simultaneous Inhibition of Sirtuin 3 and Cholesterol Homeostasis Targets Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells by Perturbing Fatty Acid β-Oxidation and Inducing Lipotoxicity

    Using RNAi and a sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) inhibitor (YC8-02), the authors demonstrated that SIRT3 was a critical target for the survival of primary human leukemia stem cells but was not essential for normal human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell function.
    [Haematologica]

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    Stage-Specific Dual Function: EZH2 Regulates Human Erythropoiesis by Eliciting Histone and Non-Histone Methylation

    Scientists demonstrated that enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) regulated human erythropoiesis in a stage-specific, dual-function manner by catalyzing histone and non-histone methylation.
    [Haematologica]

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    Bone Marrow-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Carry the TGF-β Signal Transducer Smad2 to Preserve Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Mice

    Investigators found that the extracellular vesicle (EV) inhibitor Calpeptin, when injected intravenously into mice, particularly affected the in vivo production of EVs carrying phosphorylated Smad2 in mouse bone marrow.
    [Cell Death Discovery]

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    The Structure of the Hematopoietic System Can Explain Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Progression

    Researchers introduced a general model of hierarchical cell division explaining the particular progression of chronic myeloid leukemia as resulting from the structure of the hematopoietic system.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Albumin-Based Solution Is the Ideal Post-Thawing Suspension Medium for Cord Blood Hematopoietic Stem Cells: A Stability and Proliferative Evaluation

    Seven cryopreserved cord blood products were thawed, washed, and resuspended in three different solutions,10% Dextran40 in NaCl equally prepared with 5% human albumin; 5% human albumin in phosphate-buffered saline/EDTA, and normal saline, and stored at 4°C.
    [Transfusion]

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    Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Gene Therapy Is Associated with Restored White Matter Microvascular Function in Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy

    Investigators analyzed cerebral perfusion imaging in boys with cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy treated with autologous HSCs transduced with the Lenti-D lentiviral vector that contained ABCD1 cDNA and patients treated with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
    [Nature Communications]

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    MOZ/ENL Complex Is a Recruiting Factor of Leukemic AF10 Fusion Proteins

    Scientists demonstrated that AF10 fusion proteins caused aberrant self-renewal via ENL, which bound to MOZ/MORF lysine acetyltransferases. The interaction of ENL with MOZ, via its YEATS domain, was critical for CALM-AF10-mediated leukemic transformation.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Functions and Regulatory Mechanisms of Resting Hematopoietic Stem Cells: A Promising Targeted Therapeutic Strategy

    The authors describe the functions of HSCs, analyze the regulatory mechanisms that affect their resting state, and discuss the relationship between resting HSCs and different diseases, with a view to providing guidance for the future clinical implementation of related targeted treatments.
    [Stem Cell Research & Therapy]

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    In Vitro Simulation of the Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Niche: A Critical View on the Optimal Approximation for Drug Testing

    Investigators discuss in detail cell-to-cell interactions in the two leukemic niches, more explored bone marrow, and less studied extramedullary adipose tissue.
    [Journal of Leukocyte Biology]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Caribou Biosciences Announces FDA Granted Fast Track Designation to CB-011, an Allogeneic CAR-T Cell Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

    Caribou Biosciences, Inc. announced that the US FDA has granted Fast Track designation to CB-011, which is being developed for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (r/r MM). CB-011 is being evaluated in the company’s ongoing CaMMouflage Phase I clinical trial in patients with r/r MM.
    [Caribou Biosciences, Inc.]

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