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Replication stress caused by low MCM expression limits fetal erythropoiesis and hematopoietic stem cell functionality

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  • Silvia Alvarez

    (DNA Replication Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO))

  • Marcos Díaz

    (DNA Replication Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO))

  • Johanna Flach

    (The Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, UCSF)

  • Sara Rodriguez-Acebes

    (DNA Replication Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO))

  • Andrés J. López-Contreras

    (Genomic Instability Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)
    Present address: Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.)

  • Dolores Martínez

    (Flow Cytometry Unit, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO))

  • Marta Cañamero

    (Compared Pathology Unit, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)
    Present address: Roche Diagnostics, 82337 Penzberg, Germany)

  • Oscar Fernández-Capetillo

    (Genomic Instability Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO))

  • Joan Isern

    (Spanish National Cardiovascular Research Center (CNIC))

  • Emmanuelle Passegué

    (The Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, UCSF)

  • Juan Méndez

    (DNA Replication Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO))

Abstract

Replicative stress during embryonic development influences ageing and predisposition to disease in adults. A protective mechanism against replicative stress is provided by the licensing of thousands of origins in G1 that are not necessarily activated in the subsequent S-phase. These ‘dormant’ origins provide a backup in the presence of stalled forks and may confer flexibility to the replication program in specific cell types during differentiation, a role that has remained unexplored. Here we show, using a mouse strain with hypomorphic expression of the origin licensing factor mini-chromosome maintenance (MCM)3 that limiting origin licensing in vivo affects the functionality of hematopoietic stem cells and the differentiation of rapidly-dividing erythrocyte precursors. Mcm3-deficient erythroblasts display aberrant DNA replication patterns and fail to complete maturation, causing lethal anemia. Our results indicate that hematopoietic progenitors are particularly sensitive to replication stress, and full origin licensing ensures their correct differentiation and functionality.

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  • Silvia Alvarez & Marcos Díaz & Johanna Flach & Sara Rodriguez-Acebes & Andrés J. López-Contreras & Dolores Martínez & Marta Cañamero & Oscar Fernández-Capetillo & Joan Isern & Emmanuelle Passegué & Ju, 2015. "Replication stress caused by low MCM expression limits fetal erythropoiesis and hematopoietic stem cell functionality," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms9548
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9548
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