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Abstract
Erythropoiesis requires a combination of ubiquitous and tissue-specific transcription factors. Here, through DNA affinity purification followed by mass spectrometry, we have identified the widely expressed protein MAZ (Myc-associated zinc finger) as a transcription factor that binds to the promoter of the erythroid-specific human α-globin gene. Genome-wide mapping in primary human erythroid cells revealed that MAZ also occupies active promoters as well as GATA1-bound enhancer elements of key erythroid genes. Consistent with an important role during erythropoiesis, knockdown of MAZ reduces α-globin expression in K562 cells and impairs erythroid differentiation in primary human erythroid cells. Genetic variants in the MAZ locus are associated with changes in clinically important human erythroid traits. Taken together, these findings reveal the Zinc-finger transcription factor MAZ to be a previously unrecognised regulator of the erythroid differentiation program.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3002-3015 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Blood Advances |
Early online date | 10 Aug 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 10 Aug 2021 |
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ISP 1 2017/22 Blueprints for Healthy Animals
Watson, M. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/17 → 31/03/22
Project: Research