Stem cell repopulation efficiency but not pool size is governed by p27(kip1) - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2000 Nov;6(11):1235-40.

doi: 10.1038/81335.

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Stem cell repopulation efficiency but not pool size is governed by p27(kip1)

T Cheng et al. Nat Med. 2000 Nov.

Abstract

Sustained blood cell production requires preservation of a quiescent, multipotential stem cell pool that intermittently gives rise to progenitors with robust proliferative potential. The ability of cells to shift from a highly constrained to a vigorously active proliferative state is critical for maintaining stem cells while providing the responsiveness necessary for host defense. The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor (CDKI), p21(cip1/waf1) (p21) dominates stem cell kinetics. Here we report that another CDKI, p27(kip1) (p27), does not affect stem cell number, cell cycling, or self-renewal, but markedly alters progenitor proliferation and pool size. Therefore, distinct CDKIs govern the highly divergent stem and progenitor cell populations. When competitively transplanted, p27-deficient stem cells generate progenitors that eventually dominate blood cell production. Modulating p27 expression in a small number of stem cells may translate into effects on the majority of mature cells, thereby providing a strategy for potentiating the impact of transduced cells in stem cell gene therapy.

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