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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6227-7393
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7917-6559
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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
College/Unit
School of Pharmacy
Department/Program/Center
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Abstract
Slc39a8 encodes ZIP8, a divalent cation/bicarbonate symporter expressed in pluripotent mouse embryonic stem cells, and therefore ubiquitous in adult tissues; ZIP8 influxes Zn2+, Mn2+ and Fe2+. Slc39a8(neo/neo) knockdown mice exhibit 10–15% of wild-type ZIP8 mRNA and protein levels, and show pleiotropic phenotype of stunted growth, neonatal lethality, multi-organ dysmorphogenesis, and dysregulated hematopoiesis manifested as severe anemia. Herein we performed RNA-seq analysis of gestational day (GD)13.5 yolk sac and placenta, and GD16.5 liver, kidney, lung, heart and cerebellum,comparing Slc39a8(neo/neo) with Slc39a8(+/+) wild-type. Meta-data analysis of differentially- expressed genes revealed 29 unique genes from all tissues — having enriched GO categories associated with hematopoiesis and hypoxia and KEGG categories of complement, response to infection, and coagulation cascade — consistent with dysregulated hematopoietic stem cell fate. Based on transcription factor (TF) profiles in the JASPAR database, and searching for TF-binding sites enriched by Pscan, we identified numerous genes encoding zinc-finger and other TFs associated with hematopoietic stem cell functions. We conclude that, in this mouse model, deficient ZIP8-mediated divalent cation transport affects zinc-finger (e.g. GATA proteins) and other TFs interacting with GATA proteins (e.g. TAL1), predominantly in yolk sac. These data strongly support the phenotype of dysmorphogenesis and anemia seen in Slc39a8(neo/neo) mice in utero.
Digital Commons Citation
Chen, Jing; Galvez-Peralta, Marina; Zhang, Xiang; Deng, Jingyuan; Liu, Zijuan; and Nebert, Daniel W., "In utero gene expression in the Slc39a8(neo/neo) knockdown mouse" (2018). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 1510.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/1510
Source Citation
Chen, J., Gálvez-Peralta, M., Zhang, X., Deng, J., Liu, Z., & Nebert, D. W. (2018). In utero gene expression in the Slc39a8(neo/neo) knockdown mouse. Scientific Reports, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29109-y
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