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First published online 18 July 2007
doi: 10.1242/dev.001818

Development 134, 3031-3040 (2007)
Published by The Company of Biologists 2007
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Dual role of Mpl receptor during the establishment of definitive hematopoiesis

Laurence Petit-Cocault1,2,3, Cécile Volle-Challier1,3,4, Maud Fleury2,3, Bruno Péault1,3,5 and Michèle Souyri1,2,3,*

1 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U506, Villejuif, F-94807, France.
2 U602, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, F-94807, France.
3 Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, F-94807, France.
4 Sanofi-Synthelabo Recherche, Département Cardiovasculaire Thrombose, Toulouse, F-31036, France.
5 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

* Author for correspondence (e-mail: souyri{at}vjf.inserm.fr)

Accepted 11 June 2007

Cytokine signaling pathways are important in promoting hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal, proliferation and differentiation. Mpl receptor and its ligand, TPO, have been shown to play an essential role in the early steps of adult hematopoiesis. We previously demonstrated that the cytoplasmic domain of Mpl promotes hematopoietic commitment of embryonic stem cells in vitro, and postulated that Mpl could be important in the establishment of definitive hematopoiesis. To answer this question, we investigated the temporal expression of Mpl during mouse development by in situ hybridization. We found Mpl expression in the HSCs clusters emerging in the AGM region, and in the fetal liver (FL) as early as E10.5. Using Mpl-/- mice, the functional relevance of Mpl expression was tested by comparing the hematopoietic progenitor (HP) content, long-term hematopoietic reconstitution (LTR) abilities and HSC content of control and Mpl-/- embryos at different times of development. In the AGM, we observed delayed production of HSCs endowed with normal LTR but presenting a self-renewal defect. During FL development, we detected a decrease in HP and HSC potential associated with a defect in amplification and self-renewal/survival of the lin- AA4.1+ Sca1+ population of HSCs. These results underline the dual role of Mpl in the generation and expansion of HSCs during establishment of definitive hematopoiesis.

Key words: Cytokine receptor, AGM, Fetal liver, HSC, Hematopoiesis, Development






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