Crebbp haploinsufficiency in mice alters the bone marrow microenvironment, leading to loss of stem cells and excessive myelopoiesis

Blood. 2011 Jul 7;118(1):69-79. doi: 10.1182/blood-2010-09-307942. Epub 2011 May 9.

Abstract

CREB-binding protein (CREBBP) is important for the cell-autonomous regulation of hematopoiesis, including the stem cell compartment. In the present study, we show that CREBBP plays an equally pivotal role in microenvironment-mediated regulation of hematopoiesis. We found that the BM microenvironment of Crebbp(+/-) mice was unable to properly maintain the immature stem cell and progenitor cell pools. Instead, it stimulates myeloid differentiation, which progresses into a myeloproliferation phenotype. Alterations in the BM microenvironment resulting from haploinsufficiency of Crebbp included a marked decrease in trabecular bone that was predominantly caused by increased osteoclastogenesis. Although CFU-fibroblast (CFU-F) and total osteoblast numbers were decreased, the bone formation rate was similar to that found in wild-type mice. At the molecular level, we found that the known hematopoietic modulators matrix metallopeptidase-9 (MMP9) and kit ligand (KITL) were decreased with heterozygous levels of Crebbp. Lastly, potentially important regulatory proteins, endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 (ESAM1) and cadherin 5 (CDH5), were increased on Crebbp(+/-) endothelial cells. Our findings reveal that a full dose of Crebbp is essential in the BM microenvironment to maintain proper hematopoiesis and to prevent excessive myeloproliferation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone Marrow / physiology*
  • CREB-Binding Protein / genetics*
  • CREB-Binding Protein / immunology
  • CREB-Binding Protein / metabolism
  • Cell Differentiation / physiology
  • Cell Line
  • E1A-Associated p300 Protein / genetics
  • E1A-Associated p300 Protein / immunology
  • E1A-Associated p300 Protein / metabolism
  • Endothelial Cells / cytology
  • Endothelial Cells / physiology
  • Female
  • Femur / cytology
  • Femur / physiology
  • Haploinsufficiency / physiology*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / cytology
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / physiology*
  • Heterozygote
  • Male
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Mutant Strains
  • Myelopoiesis / physiology*
  • Osteoclasts / cytology
  • Osteoclasts / physiology
  • Stem Cell Factor / metabolism
  • Stromal Cells / cytology
  • Stromal Cells / physiology

Substances

  • Stem Cell Factor
  • CREB-Binding Protein
  • Crebbp protein, mouse
  • E1A-Associated p300 Protein
  • Ep300 protein, mouse
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
  • Mmp9 protein, mouse