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14q32 and let-7 microRNAs regulate transcriptional networks in fetal and adult human erythroblasts

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Lessard, Samuel, Beaudoin, Mélissa, Orkin, Stuart H, Bauer, Daniel E, Lettre, Guillaume·2018·Human Molecular Genetics

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In humans, fetal erythropoiesis takes place in the liver whereas adult erythropoiesis occurs in the bone marrow. Fetal and adult erythroid cells are not only produced at different sites, but are also distinguished by their respective transcriptional program. In particular, whereas fetal erythroid cells express γ-globin chains to produce fetal hemoglobin (HbF), adult cells express β-globin chains to generate adult hemoglobin. Understanding the transcriptional regulation of the fetal-to-adult hemoglobin switch is clinically important as re-activation of HbF production in adult erythroid cells would represent a promising therapy for the hemoglobin disorders sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia. We used RNA-sequencing to measure global gene and microRNA (miRNA) expression in human erythroblasts derived ex vivo from fetal liver (n = 12 donors) and bone marrow (n = 12 donors) hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. We identified 7829 transcripts and 402 miRNA that were differentially expressed (false discovery rate <5%). The miRNA expression patterns were replicated in an independent collection of human erythroblasts using a different technology. By combining gene and miRNA expression data, we developed transcriptional networks which show substantial differences between fetal and adult human erythroblasts. Our analyses highlighted the miRNAs at the imprinted 14q32 locus in fetal erythroblasts and the let-7 miRNA family in adult erythroblasts as key regulators of stage-specific erythroid transcriptional programs. Altogether, our results provide a comprehensive resource to prioritize genes that may modify clinical severity in red blood cell (RBC) disorders, or genes that might be implicated in erythropoiesis by genome-wide association studies of RBC traits.

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Authors
Lessard, S., Beaudoin, M., Orkin, S. H., Bauer, D. E., & Lettre, G.
Affiliations
  • Montreal Heart Institute (CA)
  • Boston Children's Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Lettre, Guillaume
Venue
Human Molecular Genetics
Published
2018-02-08
Volume
27
Issue
8
Pages
1411-1420
ISSN
  • 0964-6906 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2083
OpenAlex
W2793705614
Cited by
38
References
64
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 4
FWCI
2.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Human Molecular Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • NIDDK (K08DK093705)
  • NHLBI (P01HL032262, DP2OD022716)
  • CIHR (123382)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Keywords
erythropoiesis, erythroblasts, fetal to adult hemoglobin switch, fetal hemoglobin, let-7 microRNA, microRNA expression, transcriptional regulatory networks, fetal liver, bone marrow, hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, sickle cell disease, beta-thalassemia, red blood cell disorders, gene expression profiling
MeSH terms
Adult, Bone Marrow Cells, Cell Differentiation, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14, Erythroblasts, Erythropoiesis, Fetal Hemoglobin, Fetus, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Humans, Liver, Transcription, Genetic, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, MicroRNAs, Cell Proliferation, Gene Regulatory Networks, Genome-Wide Association Study, beta-Globins, gamma-Globins, Genetic Loci, Molecular Sequence Annotation, Gene Ontology

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