Abstract

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) produce all lineages of mature blood cells for the lifetime of an organism. In vertebrates, HSCs derive from the transition of the hemogenic endothelium (HE) in the floor of the embryonic dorsal aorta. Most recently, a series of proinflammatory factors, such as tumor necrosis factor-α, interferon-γ, and Toll-like receptor 4, have been confirmed to play a key role in HSC specification. However, the full complement of necessary signaling inputs remains unknown to date. Here, we show that interleukin-6R (IL6R) via IL6 is required and sufficient for HSC generation. We found that Notch activates IL6R by regulating its expression in the HE and in HSCs. The secretion of IL6 mainly originates from HSC-independent myeloid cells, but not from HSCs and their adjacent vascular endothelial cells. In addition, blocking IL6 signaling does not affect vascular development or the production of primitive erythrocytes. Taken together, our results uncover a previously obscure relationship between IL6 signaling and HSC production and provide new insights into HSC regeneration using proinflammatory factors in vitro.

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Title
Interleukin-6 signaling regulates hematopoietic stem cell emergence
Author
Ruxiu Tie 1 ; Li, Honghu 2 ; Cai, Shuyang 2 ; Liang, Zuyu 2 ; Wei, Shan 2 ; Wang, Binsheng 2 ; Tan, Yamin 2 ; Zheng, Weiyan 2 ; Huang, He 3 

 Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Zhejiang Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou, China; Stem Cell Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Department of Hematology, the Second Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China 
 Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China 
 Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Zhejiang Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou, China; Stem Cell Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China 
Pages
1-12
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Oct 2019
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
12263613
e-ISSN
20926413
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2309512367
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.