TET2 deficiency increases the competitive advantage of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells through upregulation of thrombopoietin receptor signaling

Yitong Yang, Severine Cathelin, Alex C. H. Liu, Amit Subedi, Abdula Maher, Mohsen Hosseini, Dhanoop Manikoth Ayyathan, Robert Vanner and Steven M. Chan ()
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Yitong Yang: University of Toronto
Severine Cathelin: University Health Network
Alex C. H. Liu: University of Toronto
Amit Subedi: University Health Network
Abdula Maher: University Health Network
Mohsen Hosseini: University Health Network
Dhanoop Manikoth Ayyathan: University Health Network
Robert Vanner: University Health Network
Steven M. Chan: University of Toronto

Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-16

Abstract: Abstract Ten-Eleven Translocation-2 (TET2) mutations drive the expansion of mutant hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in clonal hematopoiesis (CH). However, the precise mechanisms by which TET2 mutations confer a competitive advantage to HSCs remain unclear. Here, through an epigenetic drug screen, we discover that inhibition of disruptor of telomeric silencing 1-like (DOT1L), a H3K79 methyltransferase, selectively reduces the fitness of Tet2 knockout (Tet2KO) hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). Mechanistically, we find that TET2 deficiency increases H3K79 dimethylation and expression of Mpl, which encodes the thrombopoietin receptor (TPO-R). Correspondingly, TET2 deficiency is associated with a higher proportion of primitive Mpl-expressing (Mpl+) cells in the HSC compartment. Importantly, inhibition of Mpl expression or the signaling downstream of TPO-R is sufficient to reduce the competitive advantage of murine and human TET2-deficient HSPCs. Our findings demonstrate a critical role for aberrant TPO-R signaling in TET2 mutation-driven CH and uncover potential therapeutic strategies against this condition.

Date: 2025
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