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MED12 Regulates HSC-Specific Enhancers Independently of Mediator Kinase Activity to Control Hematopoiesis.

Cell stem cell | 2016

Hematopoietic-specific transcription factors require coactivators to communicate with the general transcription machinery and establish transcriptional programs that maintain hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal, promote differentiation, and prevent malignant transformation. Mediator is a large coactivator complex that bridges enhancer-localized transcription factors with promoters, but little is known about Mediator function in adult stem cell self-renewal and differentiation. We show that MED12, a member of the Mediator kinase module, is an essential regulator of HSC homeostasis, as in vivo deletion of Med12 causes rapid bone marrow aplasia leading to acute lethality. Deleting other members of the Mediator kinase module does not affect HSC function, suggesting kinase-independent roles of MED12. MED12 deletion destabilizes P300 binding at lineage-specific enhancers, resulting in H3K27Ac depletion, enhancer de-activation, and consequent loss of HSC stemness signatures. As MED12 mutations have been described recently in blood malignancies, alterations in MED12-dependent enhancer regulation may control both physiological and malignant hematopoiesis.

Pubmed ID: 27570068 RIS Download

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Associated grants

  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA173636
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 CA016087
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA133379
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA194923
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA149655
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA105129
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 HL048801
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: U54 DK110805
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 DK056465
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA169784
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: K99 GM117302
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: U54 DK106829
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA190509

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