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Opposing effects of Tcf3 and Tcf1 control Wnt stimulation of embryonic stem cell self-renewal.


ABSTRACT: The co-occupancy of Tcf3 with Oct4, Sox2 and Nanog on embryonic stem cell (ESC) chromatin indicated that Tcf3 has been suggested to play an integral role in a poorly understood mechanism underlying Wnt-dependent stimulation of mouse ESC self-renewal of mouse ESCs. Although the conventional view of Tcf proteins as the ?-catenin-binding effectors of Wnt signalling suggested Tcf3-?-catenin activation of target genes would stimulate self-renewal, here we show that an antagonistic relationship between Wnt3a and Tcf3 on gene expression regulates ESC self-renewal. Genetic ablation of Tcf3 replaced the requirement for exogenous Wnt3a or GSK3 inhibition for ESC self-renewal, demonstrating that inhibition of Tcf3 repressor is the necessary downstream effect of Wnt signalling. Interestingly, both Tcf3-?-catenin and Tcf1-?-catenin interactions contributed to Wnt stimulation of self-renewal and gene expression, and the combination of Tcf3 and Tcf1 recruited Wnt-stabilized ?-catenin to Oct4 binding sites on ESC chromatin. This work elucidates the molecular link between the effects of Wnt and the regulation of the Oct4/Sox2/Nanog network.

SUBMITTER: Yi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3129424 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Opposing effects of Tcf3 and Tcf1 control Wnt stimulation of embryonic stem cell self-renewal.

Yi Fei F   Pereira Laura L   Hoffman Jackson A JA   Shy Brian R BR   Yuen Courtney M CM   Liu David R DR   Merrill Bradley J BJ  

Nature cell biology 20110619 7


The co-occupancy of Tcf3 with Oct4, Sox2 and Nanog on embryonic stem cell (ESC) chromatin indicated that Tcf3 has been suggested to play an integral role in a poorly understood mechanism underlying Wnt-dependent stimulation of mouse ESC self-renewal of mouse ESCs. Although the conventional view of Tcf proteins as the β-catenin-binding effectors of Wnt signalling suggested Tcf3-β-catenin activation of target genes would stimulate self-renewal, here we show that an antagonistic relationship betwee  ...[more]

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