Gadd45a deletion aggravates hematopoietic stem cell dysfunction in ATM-deficient mice

Abstract

Ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) kinase plays an essential role in the maintenance of genomic stability. ATM-deficient (ATM^-/-) mice exhibit hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) dysfunction and a high incidence of lymphoma. Gadd45a controls cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and DNA repair, and is involved in the ATM-p53 mediated DNA damage response. However, the role of Gadd45a in regulating the functionality of ATM^-/- HSCs is unknown. Here we report that Gadd45a deletion did not rescue the defects of T-cells and B-cells development in ATM^-/- mice. Instead, ATM and Gadd45a double knockout (ATM^-/- Gadd45a^-/-) HSCs exhibited an aggravated defect in long-term self-renewal capacity compared to ATM^-/- HSCs in HSC transplantation experiments. Further experiments revealed that the aggravated defect of ATM^-/- Gadd45a^-/- HSCs was due to a reduction of cell proliferation, associated with an accumulation of DNA damage and subsequent activation of DNA damage response including an up-regulation of p53-p21 signaling pathway. Additionally, ATM^-/- Gadd45a^-/- mice showed an increased incidence of hematopoietic malignancies, as well as an increased rate of metastasis than ATM^-/- mice. In conclusion, Gadd45a deletion aggravated the DNA damage accumulation, which subsequently resulted in a further impaired self-renewal capacity and an increased malignant transformation in ATM^-/- HSCs.

Keywords

Gadd45a / ATM / hematopoietic stem cells / DNA damage

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