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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-12
pubmed:abstractText
Erythroid Kruppel-like factor (EKLF) is a transcription factor of the C2H2 zinc-finger class that is essential for definitive erythropoiesis. We generated immortal erythroid cell lines from EKLF(-/-) fetal liver progenitor cells that harbor a single copy of the entire human beta-globin locus and then reintroduced EKLF as a tamoxifen-inducible, EKLF-mutant estrogen receptor (EKLF-ER) fusion protein. Addition of tamoxifen resulted in enhanced differentiation and hemoglobinization, coupled with reduced proliferation. Human beta-globin gene expression increased significantly, whereas gamma-globin transcripts remained elevated at levels close to endogenous mouse alpha-globin transcript levels. We conclude that EKLF plays a role in regulation of the cell cycle and hemoglobinization in addition to its role in beta-globin gene expression. The cell lines we used will facilitate structural and functional analyses of EKLF in these processes and provide useful tools for the elucidation of nonglobin EKLF target genes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1861-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Active Transport, Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Erythroid Precursor Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Erythropoiesis, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Fetus, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Globins, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Hemoglobins, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Tamoxifen, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11238130-Transduction, Genetic
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Erythroid Kruppel-like factor (EKLF) coordinates erythroid cell proliferation and hemoglobinization in cell lines derived from EKLF null mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Monash University, and the Rotary Bone Marrow Research Laboratories, Royal Melbourne Hospital and Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't