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ArticleLeukemia2025

Polycomb group protein Mel18 inhibits hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal through repressing the transcription of self-renewal and proliferation genes.

Wenjie Cai, Xicheng Liu, Sergio Barajas, Shiyu Xiao, Sasidhar Vemula, Hongxia Chen, Yuxia Yang, Christopher Bochers, Danielle Henley, Sheng Liu and 14 more

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24 authors.

Wenjie CaiDepartment of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Xicheng LiuNational Institute of Biological Science, Beijing, China.
Sergio BarajasDepartment of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Shiyu XiaoDepartment of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1175-6845
Sasidhar VemulaDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Hongxia ChenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Yuxia YangDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Christopher BochersDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Danielle HenleyDepartment of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Sheng LiuDepartment of Medical Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Yuzhi JiaDepartment of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Michelle HongDepartment of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Tiffany M MaysDepartment of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Maegan L CapitanoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Huiping LiuDepartment of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4822-7995
Peng JiRobert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Zhonghua GaoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9884-5818
Diego PasiniEuropean Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Department of Experimental Oncology, Via Adamello 16, 20139, Milan, Italy.
Jun WanDepartment of Medical Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9286-6562
Feng YueRobert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7954-5462
Leonidas C PlataniasDepartment of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9740-7573
Rongwen XiNational Institute of Biological Science, Beijing, China.
Sisi ChenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. sisichen@shsmu.edu.cn.
Yan LiuDepartment of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. yan.liu@northwestern.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-4878-9111

Funding

Project-005U54DK106846 · NIDDK · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Reuben Kapur, Karen Elizabeth Pollok · 2015 to 2026
$9.7M
Molecular mechanism underlying clonal expansion of hematopoietic stem cellsR01HL150624 · NHLBI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Yan Liu · 2019 to 2026
$3.8M
Epigenetic regulation of cell identity by PRC1 complexesR35GM133496 · NIGMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI GAO, ZHONGHUA · 2019 to 2023
$2.1M
Dysregulated epigenetic control in leukemogenesisR01CA298152 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI Yan Liu, MADINA SUKHANOVA · 2025 to 2026
$1.3M
Mutant p53 rejuvenates aged stem cells through modulating epigenetic regulatorsR56AG052501 · NIA · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI LIU, YAN · 2017 to 2017
$255k
Molecular mechanisms underlying clonal expansion of hematopoietic stem cellsR56DK119524 · NIDDK · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI LIU, YAN · 2018 to 2018
$150k
Mutant p53 in pathogenesis of Myelodysplastic SyndromesF31HL160120 · NHLBI · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI BARAJAS, SERGIO · 2021 to 2024
$129k
Targeting PRL2 phosphatase in acute myeloid leukemiaF32CA203049 · NCI · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI NABINGER, SARAH C. · 2016 to 2017
$121k
NCI NIH HHS F32 CA203049NCI NIH HHS R01 CA298152NHLBI NIH HHS F31 HL160120NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL150624NIA NIH HHS R56 AG052501NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK119524NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK106846NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM133496
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polycomb group (PcG) proteins play important roles in hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal. Mel18 and Bmi1 are homologs of the PCGF subunit within the Polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1). Bmi1 (PCGF4) enhances HSC self-renewal and promotes terminal differentiation. However, the role of Mel18 (PCGF2) in hematopoiesis is not fully understood and how Mel18 regulates gene transcription in HSCs remains elusive. We found that acute deletion of Mel18 in the hematopoietic compartment significantly increased the frequency of functional HSCs in the bone marrow. Furthermore, we demonstrate that Mel18 inhibits HSC self-renewal and proliferation. RNA-seq studies revealed that HSC self-renewal and proliferation gene signatures are enriched in Mel18

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Cell ProliferationCell Self RenewalHematopoietic Stem CellsPolycomb-Group ProteinsTranscription, GeneticAnimalsCell DifferentiationHematopoiesisMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPolycomb Repressive Complex 1Polycomb-Group ProteinsPolycomb Repressive Complex 1

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PMID39562720
PMCPMC12050008

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