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ArticleCell reports2016

Bcl11a Deficiency Leads to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Defects with an Aging-like Phenotype.

Sidinh Luc, Jialiang Huang, Jennifer L McEldoon, Ece Somuncular, Dan Li, Claire Rhodes, Shahan Mamoor, Serena Hou, Jian Xu, Stuart H Orkin

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Article in Cell reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers.

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4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

75 citing papers in PubMed, 117 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. The transcription factor Bcl11a is essential for B-1a cell maintenance during aging.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  19. Base editing of key residues in the BCL11A-XL-specific zinc finger domains derepresses fetal globin expression.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2024
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  20. Transcriptional Repressor BCL11A in Erythroid Cells.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Sidinh LucDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Jialiang HuangDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Jennifer L McEldoonDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Ece SomuncularDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Dan LiDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Claire RhodesDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Shahan MamoorDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Serena HouDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Jian XuChildren's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Electronic address: jian.xu@utsouthwestern.edu.
Stuart H OrkinDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: stuart_orkin@dfci.harvard.edu.
Boston Children's Hospital · USHarvard University · USHarvard Stem Cell Institute · USDana-Farber Cancer Institute · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA-1 IN TERMINAL ERYTHROID DEVELOPMENTP01HL032262 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI ZON, LEONARD IRA · 1985 to 2021
$38.9M
CORE--ZEBRAFISHP30DK049216 · NIDDK · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI ORKIN, STUART H · 1999 to 2015
$14.3M
MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF NORMAL AND TYHALASSEMIC DNAR01HL032259 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI ORKIN, STUART H · 1985 to 2022
$8.8M
Project-002U54DK110805 · NIDDK · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI ORKIN, STUART H, ZON, LEONARD IRA · 2016 to 2020
$5.9M
Molecular Analysis of Transcriptional Enhancers in HematopoiesisR01DK111430 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Jian Xu · 2016 to 2026
$4.8M
Mechanistic roles of BCL11A in globin switching and fetal hemoglobin silencingK01DK093543 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI XU, JIAN · 2011 to 2015
$732k
Characterizing the role of BCL11A in hematopoietic development and functionsR03DK101665 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI XU, JIAN · 2014 to 2015
$165k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL032262NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL032259NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK093543NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK049216NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK111430NIDDK NIH HHS R03 DK101665NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK110805
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

B cell CLL/lymphoma 11A (BCL11A) is a transcription factor and regulator of hemoglobin switching that has emerged as a promising therapeutic target for sickle cell disease and thalassemia. In the hematopoietic system, BCL11A is required for B lymphopoiesis, yet its role in other hematopoietic cells, especially hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) remains elusive. The extensive expression of BCL11A in hematopoiesis implicates context-dependent roles, highlighting the importance of fully characterizing its function as part of ongoing efforts for stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine. Here, we demonstrate that BCL11A is indispensable for normal HSC function. Bcl11a deficiency results in HSC defects, typically observed in the aging hematopoietic system. We find that downregulation of cyclin-dependent kinase 6 (Cdk6), and the ensuing cell-cycle delay, correlate with HSC dysfunction. Our studies define a mechanism for BCL11A in regulation of HSC function and have important implications for the design of therapeutic approaches to targeting BCL11A.

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AnimalsCarrier ProteinsCellular SenescenceCyclin-Dependent Kinase 6DNA-Binding ProteinsHematopoiesisHematopoietic Stem CellsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNuclear ProteinsPhenotypeRepressor ProteinsBcl11a protein, mouseCarrier ProteinsCdk6 protein, mouseCyclin-Dependent Kinase 6DNA-Binding ProteinsNuclear ProteinsRepressor Proteins

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PMID27653684
PMCPMC5054719
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