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Molecular and Cellular Biology, June 2007, p. 4261-4272, Vol. 27, No. 12
0270-7306/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.02212-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

GATA-1 and Gfi-1B Interplay To Regulate Bcl-xL Transcription{triangledown}

Yuan-Yeh Kuo and Zee-Fen Chang*

Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

Received 27 November 2006/ Returned for modification 17 January 2007/ Accepted 29 March 2007

The induction of Bcl-xL is critical for the survival of late proerythroblasts. The erythroid-specific transcriptional network that regulates Bcl-xL expression in erythropoiesis remains unclear. The activation of the central erythropoietic transcriptional factor, GATA-1, leads to the early, transient induction of a transcription repressor, Gfi-1B, followed by the late induction of Bcl-xL during erythroid maturation in G1ER cells. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays demonstrated that a constant level of GATA-1 binds to the Bcl-x promoter throughout the entire induction period, while Gfi-1B is transiently associated with the promoter in the early phase. The sustained expression of Gfi-1B abolished GATA-1-induced Bcl-xL expression. Here, we present evidence that GATA-1 binds to the noncanonical GATT motif of the Bcl-x promoter for trans-activation. Gfi-1B expressed at increased levels is recruited to the Bcl-x promoter through its association with GATA-1, suppressing Bcl-xL transcription. Therefore, the down-regulation of Gfi-1B in the late phase of erythroid maturation is necessary for Bcl-xL induction. Furthermore, we show that the inhibition of Bcr-Abl kinase by treatment with imatinib caused the up-regulation of Gfi-1B in K562 cells, where Gfi-1B also cooperated with GATA-1 to repress Bcl-xL transcription. Gfi-1B knockdown by RNA interference diminished imatinib-induced apoptosis, while the overexpression of Gfi-1B sensitized K562 cells to arsenic-induced death. These findings illuminate the role of Gfi-1B in GATA-1-mediated transcription in the survival aspect of erythroid cells.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, No. 1, Section 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. Phone: 886-2-2312-3456, ext. 8215. Fax: 886-2-2395-8904. E-mail: ZFCHANG{at}ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 9 April 2007.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, June 2007, p. 4261-4272, Vol. 27, No. 12
0270-7306/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.02212-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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