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Re-entry into quiescence protects hematopoietic stem cells from the killing effect of chronic exposure to type I interferons

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Pietras, Eric M., Lakshminarasimhan, Ranjani, Techner, Jose-Marc, Fong, Sarah, Flach, Johanna, Binnewies, Mikhail, Passegué, Emmanuelle·2014·Journal of Experimental Medicine

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Type I interferons (IFN-1s) are antiviral cytokines that suppress blood production while paradoxically inducing hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) proliferation. Here, we clarify the relationship between the proliferative and suppressive effects of IFN-1s on HSC function during acute and chronic IFN-1 exposure. We show that IFN-1–driven HSC proliferation is a transient event resulting from a brief relaxation of quiescence-enforcing mechanisms in response to acute IFN-1 exposure, which occurs exclusively in vivo. We find that this proliferative burst fails to exhaust the HSC pool, which rapidly returns to quiescence in response to chronic IFN-1 exposure. Moreover, we demonstrate that IFN-1–exposed HSCs with reestablished quiescence are largely protected from the killing effects of IFNs unless forced back into the cell cycle due to culture, transplantation, or myeloablative treatment, at which point they activate a p53-dependent proapoptotic gene program. Collectively, our results demonstrate that quiescence acts as a safeguard mechanism to ensure survival of the HSC pool during chronic IFN-1 exposure. We show that IFN-1s can poise HSCs for apoptosis but induce direct cell killing only upon active proliferation, thereby establishing a mechanism for the suppressive effects of IFN-1s on HSC function.

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  • Chronic pro-inflammatory signaling due to chronic infections or repetitive sterile inflammation is detrimental to HSPC self-renewal, promoting loss of quiescence and differentiation.

    “Chronic pro-inflammatory signaling due to chronic infections or repetitive sterile inflammation, however, has been shown to be detrimental to HSPC self-renewal, promoting loss of quiescence and differentiation [61–65].”

    From Clonal hematopoiesis and inflammation – the perpetual cycle (2023) · cites this paper as [64]

    The Results section ('Reacquisition of quiescence in IFN-exposed HSCs fails to restore HSC function'; page unavailable) reports impaired HSC function after chronic type I interferon exposure. But the Discussion says HSCs re-enter quiescence and mostly remain dormant during chronic exposure, contrary to the claimed ongoing loss of quiescence. The cited passages do not show that the impairment is driven by differentiation, or establish the same mechanism for chronic infections and repetitive sterile inflammation. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • p53 has diverse functions in hematopoietic stem cell responses to inflammation, which can be broadly classified as survival, apoptosis, and cell-cycle depending on the context.

    “p53 has diverse functions in HSC responses to inflammation (28), which can be broadly classified as survival, apoptosis, and cell-cycle depending on the context.”

    From <i>Txnip</i> Enhances Fitness of <i>Dnmt3a</i> -Mutant Hematopoietic Stem Cells via <i>p21</i> (2022) · cites this paper as [28]

    The Results section (“Function of p53 in IFN-1–exposed HSCs”; page unavailable) shows that p53 promotes an apoptotic response to IFN-α and notes its established role in HSC quiescence. But the same experiments found that loss of p53 did not significantly change IFN-1–induced proliferation or return to quiescence. The paper attributes survival during chronic exposure to re-entry into quiescence, not specifically to a survival function of p53, so it does not establish all the functions implied by the claim. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • Other mechanism(s) may enforce HSC quiescence under chronic IFN stimulation, such as activation of p53 and/or the mRNA translation-blocking activity of several IFN-stimulated genes.

    “suggesting that other mechanism(s) may enforce HSC quiescence under chronic IFN stimulation, such as activation of p53 and/or the mRNA translation-blocking activity of several IFN-stimulated genes (Li et al., 2015; Pietras et al., 2014).”

    From PU.1 enforces quiescence and limits hematopoietic stem cell expansion during inflammatory stress (2021) · cites this paper as Pietras et al., 2014

    The Results and Discussion (page numbers unavailable) report that multiple quiescence-enforcing mechanisms are reactivated during chronic type I IFN exposure, including recovery of p53 gene expression. They do not establish p53 activation as the mechanism: HSCs lacking p53 returned to quiescence without significant delay. The passages do not support the proposed mRNA translation-blocking activity of IFN-stimulated genes. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Isolated effects of individual inflammatory cytokines, including type 1 interferons (IFNa/b), type 2 IFN (IFNg), TNFa, and IL-1, have been well-documented in mouse hematopoietic development.

    “The isolated effects of individual inflammatory cytokines, including type 1 interferons (IFNa/b) 1-3 , type 2 IFN (IFNg) 4-6 , TNFa 7,8 , and IL-1 9-11 , have been well-documented in mouse hematopoietic development.”

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Pietras, E. M., Lakshminarasimhan, R., Techner, J.-M., Fong, S., Flach, J., Binnewies, M., & Passegué, E.
Affiliations
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • The Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
Venue
Journal of Experimental Medicine
Published
2014-02-03
Volume
211
Issue
2
Pages
245-262
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  • 0022-1007 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-9538
OpenAlex
W2169841221
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Funders
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL111266, R01HL092471, F32HL106989)
  • National Cancer Institute (T32CA108462)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (T32AI007334)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › interferon and immune responses
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Blood disorders and treatments
Keywords
hematopoietic stem cells, type I interferon, stem cell quiescence, HSC proliferation, p53-dependent apoptosis
MeSH terms
Animals, Bone Marrow, Cell Survival, Female, Hematopoiesis, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Interferon Type I, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Signal Transduction, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, Resting Phase, Cell Cycle, Apoptosis, Mice, Knockout, Mice, Congenic, Cell Proliferation, Mice, Cell Cycle Checkpoints

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