Effect of melatonin on mRNA expressions of transcription factors in murine embryonic stem cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 1385 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeong-Min Yoo ◽  
Eui-Man Jung ◽  
Kyung-Chul Choi ◽  
Eui-Bae Jeung
2011 ◽  
Vol 194 (5) ◽  
pp. 349-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estefanía Lozano-Velasco ◽  
Ana Chinchilla ◽  
Sergio Martínez-Fernández ◽  
Francisco Hernández-Torres ◽  
Francisco Navarro ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad B. Aljazi ◽  
Yuen Gao ◽  
Yan Wu ◽  
George I. Mias ◽  
Jin He

SummaryThe recruitment of Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) to gene promoters is critical for its function in repressing gene expression in murine embryonic stem cells (mESCs). However, previous studies have demonstrated although the expression of early lineage-specific genes is largely repressed, the genome-wide PRC2 occupancy is unexpectedly reduced in naïve mESCs. In this study, we provide evidence to show the FGF/ERK signaling determines the global PRC2 occupancy through regulating the expression of PRC2-recruting factor JARID2 in naïve mESCs. At the transcriptional level, the de-repression of bivalent genes is predominantly determined by the presence of cell signaling-associated transcription factors but not the status of PRC2 occupancy at gene promoters. Hence, this study not only reveals a key molecular mechanism by which the FGF/ERK signaling in regulating the PRC2 occupancy in mESCs, but also elucidates a fundamental question regarding the functional roles of transcription factors and Polycomb-mediated epigenetic mechanisms in transcriptional regulation.


2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
N Krämer ◽  
L Issa ◽  
G Neubert ◽  
A Seiler ◽  
O Ninnemann ◽  
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Author(s):  
Ping Huang ◽  
Jieying Zhu ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
Guihuan Liu ◽  
Ran Zhang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Four transcription factors, Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc (the Yamanka factors), can reprogram somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Many studies have provided a number of alternative combinations to the non-Yamanaka factors. However, it is clear that many additional transcription factors that can generate iPSCs remain to be discovered. Methods The chromatin accessibility and transcriptional level of human embryonic stem cells and human urine cells were compared by Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin with high-throughput sequencing (ATAC-seq) and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to identify potential reprogramming factors. Selected transcription factors were employed to reprogram urine cells, and the reprogramming efficiency was measured. Urine-derived iPSCs were detected for pluripotency by Immunofluorescence, quantitative polymerase chain reaction, RNA sequencing and teratoma formation test. Finally, we assessed the differentiation potential of the new iPSCs to cardiomyocytes in vitro. Results ATAC-seq and RNA-seq datasets predicted TEAD2, TEAD4 and ZIC3 as potential factors involved in urine cell reprogramming. Transfection of TEAD2, TEAD4 and ZIC3 (in the presence of Yamanaka factors) significantly improved the reprogramming efficiency of urine cells. We confirmed that the newly generated iPSCs possessed pluripotency characteristics similar to normal H1 embryonic stem cells. We also confirmed that the new iPSCs could differentiate to functional cardiomyocytes. Conclusions In conclusion, TEAD2, TEAD4 and ZIC3 can increase the efficiency of reprogramming human urine cells into iPSCs, and provides a new stem cell sources for the clinical application and modeling of cardiovascular disease. Graphical abstract


2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (24) ◽  
pp. 3049-3064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill A. Slater ◽  
Sichang Zhou ◽  
Elizabeth Ella Puscheck ◽  
Daniel A. Rappolee

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