Developmental maturation of the hematopoietic system controlled by a Lin28b-let-7-PRC1 axis

Dahai Wang, Mayuri Tanaka-Yano, Eleanor Meader, Melissa A. Kinney, Vivian Morris, Edroaldo Lummertz da Rocha, Nan Liu, Stuart H. Orkin, Trista E. North, George Q. Daley, R. Grant Rowe
2022 · doi:10.1101/2022.01.05.474696
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Abstract

SUMMARY Hematopoiesis changes over life to meet the demands of maturation and aging. Here, we find that the definitive hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) compartment is remodeled from gestation into adulthood, a process regulated by the heterochronic Lin28b/ let-7 axis. Native fetal and neonatal HSPCs distribute with a pro-lymphoid/erythroid bias with a shift toward myeloid output in adulthood. By mining transcriptomic data comparing juvenile and adult HSPCs and reconstructing coordinately activated gene regulatory networks, we uncover the Polycomb repressor complex 1 (PRC1) component Cbx2 as an effector of Lin28b/ let-7 ’s control of hematopoietic maturation. We find that juvenile Cbx2 -/- hematopoietic tissues show impairment of B-lymphopoiesis and a precocious adult-like myeloid bias and that Cbx2/PRC1 regulates developmental timing of expression of key hematopoietic transcription factors. These findings define a novel mechanism of epigenetic regulation of HSPC output as a function of age with potential impact on age-biased pediatric and adult blood disorders.

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