Abstract Title:

Neutrophil elastase is severely down-regulated in severe congenital neutropenia independent of ELA2 or HAX1 mutations but dependent on LEF-1.

Abstract Source:

Blood. 2009 Jul 20. PMID: 19620402

Abstract Author(s):

Julia Skokowa, John Paul Fobiwe, Lan Dan, Basant Kumar Thakur, Karl Welte

Abstract:

Severe congenital neutropenia (CN) is a heterogeneous disorder of myelopoiesis which follows an autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. Genetic analyses indicate mutations in the ELA2 gene in the majority of patients. Recently, we identified LEF-1 as a decisive transcription factor in granulopoiesis controlling proliferation and granulocytic differentiation via direct activation of its target gene, C/EBPalpha. In CN patients, the expression of LEF-1 and C/EBPalpha was abrogated in myeloid progenitors leading to maturation arrest of granulopoiesis. In the present study we demonstrated that ELA2 mRNA expression in myeloid progenitors, and plasma protein levels of neutrophil elastase (NE) were markedly reduced in CN patients harboring mutations in either ELA2 or HAX-1 genes. The ELA2 gene promoter is positively regulated by the direct binding of LEF-1 or C/EBPalpha, documenting the role of LEF1 in the diminished ELA2 expression. We found that transduction of the hematopoietic cells with LEF-1 cDNA resulted in the upregulation of ELA2/NE synthesis, whereas inhibition of LEF-1 by shRNA led to a marked reduction in the levels of ELA2/NE. LEF-1 rescue of CD34(+) cells isolated from two CN patients resulted in granulocytic differentiation of the cells which was in line with increased levels of functionally active ELA2/NE.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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