Suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 regulates embryonic myelopoiesis independently of its effects on T cell development
- Authors
- O'Sullivan, L.A., Noor, S.M., Trengove, M.C., Lewis, R.S., Liongue, C., Sprigg, N.S., Nicholson, S.E., and Ward, A.C.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-110425-8
- Date
- 2011
- Source
- Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 186(8): 2751-2761 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Liongue, Clifford, Trengove, Monique, Ward, Alister C.
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Protein Binding
- Phylogeny
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/blood supply
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/embryology
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/metabolism
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics
- Humans
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Gene Knockout Techniques
- Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins/classification
- Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins/genetics*
- Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins/metabolism
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism
- Binding Sites/genetics
- In Situ Hybridization
- HEK293 Cells
- Zebrafish/embryology
- Zebrafish/genetics*
- STAT5 Transcription Factor/metabolism
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Base Sequence
- Zebrafish Proteins/classification
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics*
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- T-Lymphocytes/metabolism*
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Cloning, Molecular
- Myelopoiesis*
- PubMed
- 21421851 Full text @ J. Immunol.
Suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1) has been shown to play important roles in the immune system. It acts as a key negative regulator of signaling via receptors for IFNs and other cytokines controlling T cell development, as well as Toll receptor signaling in macrophages and other immune cells. To gain further insight into SOCS1, we have identified and characterized the zebrafish socs1 gene, which exhibited sequence and functional conservation with its mammalian counterparts. Initially maternally derived, the socs1 gene showed early zygotic expression in mesodermal structures, including the posterior intermediate cell mass, a site of primitive hematopoiesis. At later time points, expression was seen in a broad anterior domain, liver, notochord, and intersegmental vesicles. Morpholino-mediated knockdown of socs1 resulted in perturbation of specific hematopoietic populations prior to the commencement of lymphopoiesis, ruling out T cell involvement. However, socs1 knockdown also lead to a reduction in the size of the developing thymus later in embryogenesis. Zebrafish SOCS1 was shown to be able to interact with both zebrafish Jak2a and Stat5.1 in vitro and in vivo. These studies demonstrate a conserved role for SOCS1 in T cell development and suggest a novel T cell-independent function in embryonic myelopoiesis mediated, at least in part, via its effects on receptors using the Jak2-Stat5 pathway.