Lfc/Arhgef2 regulates mitotic spindle orientation in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells and is essential for productive hematopoiesis

How hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) coordinate their divisional axis relative to supportive niche cells and whether or not their divisional orientation is important for stem cell-driven hematopoiesis is poorly understood. Single cell RNA sequencing data from patients with the inherited bone marrow failure Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) show that ARHGEF2, a RhoA-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) and determinant of mitotic spindle orientation, is one of a restricted group of genes specifically downregulated in SDS HSCs and multipotent progenitors. Here, we describe Lfc/Arhgef2 as an important regulator of hematopoiesis in vivo. Transplanted Lfc/Arhgef2-/- bone marrow shows impaired hematopoietic recovery and a production deficit of long-term HSCs. These phenotypes cannot be explained by differences in numbers of transplanted HSCs, their cell cycle status, level of apoptosis, progenitor output or homing ability. Using live imaging of dividing hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs), we show an increased frequency of misoriented divisions in the absence of Lfc/Arhgef2. Functional ARHGEF2 knockdown in human HSCs also impairs their ability to regenerate hematopoiesis, culminating in significantly smaller hematopoietic xenografts. Together, these data provide evidence demonstrating a conserved role for Lfc/Arhgef2 in orienting HSPC division and suggest that HSCs divide in certain orientations to establish hematopoiesis, the loss of which leads to their exhaustion in a mechanism that may underlie certain bone marrow failure syndromes.

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