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    • Hematology
    • Molecular Biology
    • RNA Biology

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    • Selective RNA degradation is crucial for terminal erythropoiesis, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood.
    • Mature erythrocytes have a globin-rich transcriptome due to RNA decay, yet specific pathways remain elusive.
    • Understanding RNA decay in red blood cell development is vital for advancing treatments for hemoglobinopathies.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the roles of Zcchc6 and Dis3l2 in terminal erythropoiesis.
    • To elucidate the post-transcriptional mechanisms governing globin switching.
    • To explore the therapeutic potential of targeting the Zcchc6-Dis3l2 pathway for hemoglobinopathies.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized mouse models with targeted gene knockouts of Zcchc6 and Dis3l2.
    • Cultured human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs).
    • Employed CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to disrupt ZCCHC6 and DIS3L2 in human cells.

    Main Results:

    • Zcchc6 and Dis3l2 deficiency in mice caused fetal and perinatal reticulocytosis, indicating their importance in red blood cell differentiation.
    • Zcchc6-Dis3l2 pathway perturbation led to persistent high-level expression of fetal hemoglobin (γ-globin) in both mouse models and human cell cultures.
    • Demonstrated that globin switching involves post-transcriptional mRNA destabilization, in addition to transcriptional regulation.

    Conclusions:

    • The ZCCHC6/DIS3L2 pathway plays a conserved role in terminal erythropoiesis.
    • A novel post-transcriptional mechanism for γ-globin gene switching has been identified.
    • These findings support advancements in in vitro erythrocyte generation and therapeutic strategies for hemoglobinopathies through γ-globin stabilization.