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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-4
pubmed:abstractText
Comparison of the gene expression repertoire in human hematopoietic progenitors and mature leukocytes led to identification of a transcript expressed in CD34+cells and undetectable in differentiated cells. Sequencing of the cDNA (termed EHZF: early hematopoietic zinc finger) revealed 30 zinc fingers with 96% homology to mouse Evi3, a recently identified gene associated with the retroviral integration site in AKXD-27 B-cell lymphomas. EHZF and Evi3 share high homology with the transcription cofactor OAZ, implicated in the control of olfactory epithelium and B-lymphocyte differentiation and in the bone morphogenic protein (BMP) signal transduction. Here we show that (1) EHZF expression is abundant in human CD34+ progenitors and declines rapidly during cytokine-driven differentiation; (2) significant mRNA levels are found in most acute myelogenous leukemias; (3) in response to BMPs EHZF complexes SMADs 1 and 4, binds to, and enhances the transcriptional activity of, a BMP2/4 responsive element; (4) EHZF inhibits the transcriptional activity of early B-cell factor (EBF), a transcription factor essential for specification of the B-cell lineage. Taken together, our data suggest that EHZF is likely to play a relevant role in the control of human hematopoiesis and might be implicated in the development of hematopoietic malignancies.
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
103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2062-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Caco-2 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-HL-60 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-HeLa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Hematopoietic Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Jurkat Cells, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Nuclear Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Smad Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Trans-Activators, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-U937 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:14630787-Zinc Fingers
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Early hematopoietic zinc finger protein (EHZF), the human homolog to mouse Evi3, is highly expressed in primitive human hematopoietic cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine Gaetano Salvatore, University of Catanzaro Magna, Graecia, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't