Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine
Article Title: Notch interaction with RUNX factors regulates initiation of the T-lineage program
doi: 10.1084/jem.20250911
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of RUNX, CTCF, or Med12 deletion on DN2 cell generation before and after Notch stimulation in primary BM progenitors. (A) Experimental scheme. BM progenitors from Cas9;Bcl2 Tg mice were transduced with sgRNA and cultured without stromal cells for 1 day. Then, they were transferred onto OP9 stromal cells and cocultured for 4 days. CD45 + hNGFR + sgRNA-transduced cells were gated and analyzed for Lin markers, CD19, CD44, and CD25 expression. Representative plots show Lin/CD19 profiles in CD45 + hNGFR + sgRNA-transduced cells (upper panel) and CD44/CD25 profiles in CD45 + hNGFR + Lin − CD19 + cells (lower panel). (B and C) Percentage (B) and relative number (C) of CD25 + cells among CD45 + hNGFR + Lin − CD19 + sgRNA-transduced cells (from A) are shown with SD. (D) Alternative experimental scheme. sgRNA-transduced BM progenitors were cultured without stromal cells for 2 days. Then, they were transferred onto OP9-DLL1 stromal cells and cocultured for 4 days. CD45 + hNGFR + sgRNA-transduced cells were gated and analyzed for Lin markers, CD19, CD44, and CD25 expression. Representative plots show Lin/CD19 profiles in CD45 + hNGFR + sgRNA-transduced cells (upper panel) and CD44/CD25 profiles in CD45 + hNGFR + Lin − CD19 − cells (lower panel). (E and F) Percentage and relative number of CD25 + cells among hNGFR + CD45 + Lin − CD19 − sgRNA-transduced cells (from D) are shown with SD. (G) Working model of Notch-dependent functional conversion of RUNX TFs regulating the initiation of the T-lineage program. The RUNX/CTCF complex in the LP stage represses T-signature genes. Notch signaling induces the dissociation of RUNX from CTCF and facilitates the redirection of the RUNX/Mediator/p300 complex, thereby triggering T cell differentiation. Results shown in A and D are representative of three independent experiments, whereas data in B, C, E, and F represent the mean values of three independent biological replicates. The data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparisons (B, C, E, and F). For Notch-: B, *adjusted P = 0.0224 for sgCbfb; **adjusted P < 0.0001 for sgCTCF. For Notch-: C, *adjusted P = 0.0208 for sgCbfb; **adjusted P = 0.0083 for sgCTCF. For Notch+; E, **adjusted P = 0.0014 for sgCbfb; *adjusted P = 0.0337 for sgMed12. For Notch+: F, **adjusted P = 0.0006 for sgCbfb; **adjusted P = 0.0029 for sgMed12. SD, standard deviation.
Article Snippet: Five micrograms of antibodies against RUNX1 (Abcam, ab23980, RRID:AB_2184205), CTCF (3418; CST, RRID:AB_2086791), Med12 (A300-774A; Bethyl, RRID:AB_669756), or p300 (57625; CST, RRID:AB_3068009) were prebound to Dynabeads coated with anti-rabbit IgG and incubated overnight at 4°C with the chromatin complexes.
Techniques: Transduction, Cell Culture, Expressing, Functional Assay, Cell Differentiation, Standard Deviation