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Mtg16-dependent repression of E protein activity is required for early lymphopoiesis


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Link to bioRxiv paper:
http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.07.24.220525v1?rss=1
Authors: Acharya, P., Sampathi, S., Flaherty, D. K., Matlock, B. K., Williams, C. S., Hiebert, S. W., Stengel, K. R.
Abstract:
The ETO/MTG family of transcriptional co-repressors play a key role in adult stem cell functions in various tissues. These factors are commonly found in complex with E proteins such as E2A, HEB, and Lyl1 as well as PRDM14 and BTB/POZ domain factors. Structural studies identified a region in the first domain of MTGs that is conserved in the Drosophila homologue Nervy (Nervy Homology Domain-1, or NHR1) that is essential for ETO/MTG8 to inhibit E protein-dependent transcription. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) identified cancer associated single nucleotide variants (SNVs) near the MTG16:E protein contact site. We tested these SNVs using sensitive yeast two-hybrid association assays, which suggested that only P209T significantly affected E protein binding. We then used CRISPR-Cas9 and homology directed DNA repair to insert P209T and a known inactivating mutation, F210A, into NHR1 of Mtg16 in the germ line of mice. These mice developed normally, but in competitive bone marrow transplantation assays, the F210A-containing stem cells failed to contribute to lymphopoiesis, while P209T mutant cells were reduced in mature T cell populations. High content fluorescent activated analytical flow cytometry assays identified a defect in the multi-potent progenitor to common lymphoid progenitor transition during lymphopoiesis. These data indicate that the cancer associated changes are likely benign polymorphisms, and the MTG:E protein association is required for lymphopoiesis, but less important for myelopoiesis and stem cell functions.
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