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ArticleNature communications2025

Imbalanced TGFβ signalling and autophagy drive erythroid priming of hematopoietic stem cells in β-thalassemia.

Maria Rosa Lidonnici, Giulia Chianella, Nicole Mende, Hugo P Bastos, Matteo Barcella, Ivan Merelli, Mariangela Storto, Valentina Romeo, Francesca Tiboni, Samantha Scaramuzza and 18 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

28 authors.

Maria Rosa LidonniciSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. lidonnici.mariarosa@hsr.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3413-8414
Giulia ChianellaSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Nicole MendeWellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Department of Haematology, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5078-2333
Hugo P BastosWellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Department of Haematology, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8072-4070
Matteo BarcellaSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Ivan MerelliInstitute for Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Segrate, Italy.
Mariangela StortoSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Valentina RomeoSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Francesca TiboniSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Samantha ScaramuzzaSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Claudia RossiSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Laura RaggiSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Annamaria AprileSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6019-1345
Stefania CrippaSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Deena IskanderDepartment of Immunology & Inflammation, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1278-3888
Irene RobertsDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Anastasios KaramiditrisDepartment of Immunology & Inflammation, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9566-9780
Julia KeithDepartment of Hematology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Christophe LechauveDepartment of Hematology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2179-6856
Mitchell J WeissDepartment of Hematology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6734-4858
Nicola K WilsonWellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Department of Haematology, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0865-7333
Berthold GöttgensWellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Department of Haematology, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6302-5705
Maria Ester BernardoSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Fabio CiceriSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0873-0123
Alessandro AiutiSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5398-1717
Sarah MarktelSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Elisa LaurentiWellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Department of Haematology, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9917-9092
Giuliana FerrariSan Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. ferrari.giuliana@hsr.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0790-3133

Funding

Fondazione Telethon (Telethon Foundation) Telethon SR-TIGET Core Grant 2021Fondazione Telethon (Telethon Foundation) Telethon SR-TIGET Core Grant 2022Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hematopoietic stem cell and multipotent progenitor (HSC/MPP) pool dynamically responds to stress to adapt blood output to specific physiological demands. In β-thalassemia (Bthal), severe anemia and ineffective erythropoiesis generate expansion of erythroid precursors and a chronic stress status in the bone marrow (BM) microenvironment. However, the response to the BM altered status at the level of the HSC/MPP compartment in terms of lineage commitment has not been investigated. Bulk and single-cell RNA-sequencing reveal that Bthal HSCs/MPPs are expanded and activated with enhanced priming along the whole Ery differentiation trajectory. Consistently, HSC/MPP showed an altered TGFβ expression and autophagy transcriptional signatures along with a declined dormancy state. We discovered that the altered TGFβ signaling fosters the Ery potential of HSCs by reducing their autophagic levels, and in vivo stimulation of autophagy is sufficient to rescue the imbalance of the HSC compartment. Our findings identify the interplay between TGFβ and HSC autophagy as a key driver in the context of non-malignant hematopoiesis.

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Autophagybeta-ThalassemiaHematopoietic Stem CellsTransforming Growth Factor betaAnimalsCell DifferentiationErythropoiesisHematopoiesisHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor beta

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PMID40592819
PMCPMC12216744

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