Congenital Asplenia in Mice and Humans with Mutations in a Pbx/Nkx2-5/p15 Module
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The molecular determinants of spleen organogenesis and the etiology of isolated congenital asplenia (ICA), a life-threatening human condition, are unknown. We previously reported that Pbx1 deficiency causes organ growth defects including asplenia. Here, we show that mice with splenic mesenchyme-specific Pbx1 inactivation exhibit hyposplenia. Moreover, the loss of Pbx causes downregulation of Nkx2-5 and derepression of p15Ink4b in spleen mesenchymal progenitors, perturbing the cell cycle. Removal of p15Ink4b in Pbx1 spleen-specific mutants partially rescues spleen growth. By whole-exome sequencing of a multiplex kindred with ICA, we identify a heterozygous missense mutation (P236H) in NKX2-5 showing reduced transactivation in vitro. This study establishes that a Pbx/Nkx2-5/p15 regulatory module is essential for spleen development.
- Stanford University United States
- Cornell University United States
- Inserm France
- Rockefeller University United States
- UNIVERSITE PARIS DESCARTES France
Homeodomain Proteins, Male, Adolescent, Gene Expression Profiling, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Missense, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Infant, Mice, Transgenic, Pedigree, DNA-Binding Proteins, Mice, Homeobox Protein Nkx-2.5, Animals, Humans, Exome, Female, Amino Acid Sequence, Cells, Cultured, Developmental Biology, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p15
Homeodomain Proteins, Male, Adolescent, Gene Expression Profiling, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Missense, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Infant, Mice, Transgenic, Pedigree, DNA-Binding Proteins, Mice, Homeobox Protein Nkx-2.5, Animals, Humans, Exome, Female, Amino Acid Sequence, Cells, Cultured, Developmental Biology, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p15
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