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TGF-β signaling underlies hematopoietic dysfunction and bone marrow failure in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome
Cailin E. Joyce, … , Akiko Shimamura, Carl D. Novina
Cailin E. Joyce, … , Akiko Shimamura, Carl D. Novina
Published June 18, 2019
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2019;129(9):3821-3826. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI125375.
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Concise Communication Hematology

TGF-β signaling underlies hematopoietic dysfunction and bone marrow failure in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

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Abstract

Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) is a rare and clinically heterogeneous bone marrow (BM) failure syndrome caused by mutations in the Shwachman-Bodian-Diamond syndrome (SBDS) gene. Although SDS was described more than 50 years ago, its molecular pathogenesis is poorly understood due, in part, to the rarity and heterogeneity of the affected hematopoietic progenitors. To address this, we used single-cell RNA sequencing to profile scant hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells from patients with SDS. We generated a single-cell map of early lineage commitment and found that SDS hematopoiesis was left-shifted with selective loss of granulocyte-monocyte progenitors. Transcriptional targets of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) were dysregulated in SDS hematopoietic stem cells and multipotent progenitors, but not in lineage-committed progenitors. TGF-β inhibitors (AVID200 and SD208) increased hematopoietic colony formation of SDS patient BM. Finally, TGF-β3 and other TGF-β pathway members were elevated in SDS patient blood plasma. These data establish the TGF-β pathway as a candidate biomarker and therapeutic target in SDS and translate insights from single-cell biology into a potential therapy.

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Cailin E. Joyce, Assieh Saadatpour, Melisa Ruiz-Gutierrez, Ozge Vargel Bolukbasi, Lan Jiang, Dolly D. Thomas, Sarah Young, Inga Hofmann, Colin A. Sieff, Kasiani C. Myers, Jennifer Whangbo, Towia A. Libermann, Chad Nusbaum, Guo-Cheng Yuan, Akiko Shimamura, Carl D. Novina

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