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Unsuspected role of the brain morphogenetic gene Otx1 in hematopoiesis

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Otx1 belongs to the paired class of homeobox genes and plays a pivotal role in brain development. Here, we show that Otx1 is expressed in hematopoietic pluripotent and erythroid progenitor cells. Moreover, bone marrow cells from mice lacking Otx1 exhibit a cell-autonomous impairment of the erythroid compartment. In agreement with these results, molecular analysis revealed decreased levels of erythroid genes that include the SCL and GATA-1 transcription factors. Accordingly, a gain of function of SCL rescues the erythroid deficiency in Otx1-/- mice. Taken together, our findings indicate a function for Otx1 in the regulation of blood cell production. There is growing evidence suggesting that common cellular and molecular mechanisms orchestrate differentiation in various tissues. Homeobox-containing genes seem to be strong candidate genes to regulate a number of developmental processes, including neurogenesis and hematopoiesis. Members of the Otx family (Otx1, Otx2, Otx3, and Crx) are the vertebrate homologues of the Drosophila head gap gene orthodenticle and encode transcription factors containing a bicoid-like homeodomain. They are temporally and spatially regulated during development and seem to be required for proper head and sense organ patterning. Otx1, Otx2, and Otx3 show partially overlapping, but distinct expression patterns, and Otx2, the first to be activated during development, plays a major role in gastrulation and in the early specification of the anterior neural plate. In contrast, Otx1 shows a later onset and is involved in corticogenesis, sense organ development, and pituitary function. Mice bearing targeted deletion of Otx1 are affected by a permanent epileptic phenotype and show multiple brain abnormalities and morphological defects of the acoustic and visual sense organs. In addition, at the prepubescent stage, they exhibit transient dwarfism and hypogonadism because of low levels of pituitary hormones. In the present study, we have investigated whether Otx1 also plays a role in blood cell production, as several homeobox genes of different families are involved in normal and/or malignant hematopoiesis.

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Hematopoesi, Fisiologia, Factors de transcripció

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Hematopoiesis, Physiology, Transcription factors

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LEVANTINI, Elena, et al. Unsuspected role of the brain morphogenetic gene Otx1 in hematopoiesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - PNAS. 2003. Vol. 100, num. 18, pags. 10299-10303. ISSN 0027-8424. [consulted: 9 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/176544

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