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Endothelial-specific Gata3 expression is required for haematopoietic stem cell generation

Zaidan, N.; Diamanti, E.; Nitsche, L.; Fidanza, A.; Wilson, N.; Forrester, L. M.; Gottgens, B. M.; Ottersbach, K.

2021-09-15 developmental biology
10.1101/2021.09.14.460344 bioRxiv
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To generate sufficient numbers of transplantable haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in vitro, a detailed understanding of how this process takes place in vivo is essential. The endothelial-to-haematopoietic transition (EHT), which culminates in the production of the first HSCs, is a highly complex process during which key regulators are switched on and off at precise moments and which is embedded into a myriad of microenvironmental signals from surrounding cells and tissues. We have previously demonstrated an HSC-supportive function for Gata3 within the sympathetic nervous system and the sub-aortic mesenchyme, but show here that it also plays a cell-intrinsic role during the EHT. It is expressed in haemogenic endothelial cells and early HSC precursors, where its expression correlates with a more quiescent state. Importantly, endothelial-specific deletion of Gata3 shows that it is functionally required for these cells to mature into HSCs, placing Gata3 at the core of the EHT regulatory network.

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