CIBICI   14215
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION EN BIOQUIMICA CLINICA E INMUNOLOGIA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Hematopoiesis and thymic apoptosis are not affected by the loss of Cdk2
Autor/es:
BERTHET C, RODRIGUEZ-GALAN MC, HODGE DL, GOOYA J, PASCAL V, YOUNG HA, KELLER J, BOSSELUT R, KALDIS P.
Revista:
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
Referencias:
Año: 2007 vol. 14 p. 5079 - 5089
ISSN:
0270-7306
Resumen:
Cell cycle regulation is essential for proper homeostasis of hematopoietic cells. Cdk2 is a major regulator of
S phase entry, is activated by mitogenic cytokines, and has been suggested to be involved in antigen-induced
apoptosis of T lymphocytes. The role of Cdk2 in hematopoietic cells and apoptosis in vivo has not yet been
addressed. To determine whether Cdk2 plays a role in these cells, we performed multiple analyses of bone
marrow cells, thymocytes, and splenocytes from Cdk2 knockout mice. We found that Cdk2 is not required in
vivo to induce apoptosis in lymphocytes, a result that differs from previous pharmacological in vitro studies.
Furthermore, thymocyte maturation was not affected by the lack of Cdk2. We then analyzed the hematopoietic
stem cell compartment and found similar proportions of stem cells and progenitors in Cdk2/ and wild-type
animals. Knockouts of Cdk2 inhibitors (p21, p27) affect stem cell renewal, but a competitive graft experiment
indicated that renewal and multilineage differentiation are normal in the absence of Cdk2. Finally, we
stimulated T lymphocytes or macrophages to induce proliferation and observed normal reactivation of Cdk2/Cdk2Cdk2/ and wild-type
animals. Knockouts of Cdk2 inhibitors (p21, p27) affect stem cell renewal, but a competitive graft experiment
indicated that renewal and multilineage differentiation are normal in the absence of Cdk2. Finally, we
stimulated T lymphocytes or macrophages to induce proliferation and observed normal reactivation of Cdk2/Cdk2/
quiescent cells. Our results indicate that Cdk2 is not required for proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic
cells in vivo, although in vitro analyses consider Cdk2 to be a major player in proliferation and
apoptosis in these cells and a potential target for therapy.