PMID- 21346186 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110816 LR - 20211020 IS - 1939-4586 (Electronic) IS - 1059-1524 (Print) IS - 1059-1524 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 8 DP - 2011 Apr 15 TI - Gfer inhibits Jab1-mediated degradation of p27kip1 to restrict proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells. PG - 1312-20 LID - 10.1091/mbc.E10-08-0723 [doi] AB - Growth factor erv1-like (Gfer) is an evolutionarily conserved sulfhydryl oxidase that is enriched in embryonic and adult stem cells and plays an essential prosurvival role in pluripotent embryonic stem cells. Here we show that knockdown (KD) of Gfer in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) compromises their in vivo engraftment potential and triggers a hyper-proliferative response that leads to their exhaustion. KD of Gfer in HSCs does not elicit a significant alteration of mitochondrial morphology or loss of cell viability. However, these cells possess significantly reduced levels of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27(kip1). In contrast, overexpression of Gfer in HSCs results in significantly elevated total and nuclear p27(kip1). KD of Gfer results in enhanced binding of p27(kip1) to its inhibitor, the COP9 signalosome subunit jun activation-domain binding protein 1 (Jab1), leading to its down-regulation. Conversely, overexpression of Gfer results in its enhanced binding to Jab1 and inhibition of the Jab1-p27(kip1) interaction. Furthermore, normalization of p27(kip1) in Gfer-KD HSCs rescues their in vitro proliferation deficits. Taken together, our data demonstrate the presence of a novel Gfer-Jab1-p27(kip1) pathway in HSCs that functions to restrict abnormal proliferation. FAU - Teng, Ellen C AU - Teng EC AD - Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27707, USA. FAU - Todd, Lance R AU - Todd LR FAU - Ribar, Thomas J AU - Ribar TJ FAU - Lento, William AU - Lento W FAU - Dimascio, Leah AU - Dimascio L FAU - Means, Anthony R AU - Means AR FAU - Sankar, Uma AU - Sankar U LA - eng GR - R01 DK074701/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - DK 074701/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110223 PL - United States TA - Mol Biol Cell JT - Molecular biology of the cell JID - 9201390 RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 147604-94-2 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27) RN - EC 1.8.- (Oxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group Donors) RN - EC 1.8.3.- (GFER protein, mouse) RN - EC 3.4.- (Peptide Hydrolases) RN - EC 3.4.-.- (Cops5 protein, mouse) RN - EC 3.4.19.12 (COP9 Signalosome Complex) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - COP9 Signalosome Complex MH - *Cell Proliferation MH - Cell Survival/genetics MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27/genetics/*metabolism MH - Down-Regulation MH - Gene Expression MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cells/cytology/*metabolism MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Lentivirus MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred Strains MH - Oxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group Donors/genetics/*metabolism MH - Peptide Hydrolases/genetics/*metabolism MH - Pluripotent Stem Cells/cytology/metabolism MH - Protein Binding/genetics MH - RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Transfection MH - Whole-Body Irradiation PMC - PMC3078070 EDAT- 2011/02/25 06:00 MHDA- 2011/08/17 06:00 PMCR- 2011/06/30 CRDT- 2011/02/25 06:00 PHST- 2011/02/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/02/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/08/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/06/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - mbc.E10-08-0723 [pii] AID - E10-08-0723 [pii] AID - 10.1091/mbc.E10-08-0723 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Biol Cell. 2011 Apr 15;22(8):1312-20. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E10-08-0723. Epub 2011 Feb 23.