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Coordination of engineered factors with TET1/2 promotes early-stage epigenetic modification during somatic cell reprogramming.

ABSTRACT: Somatic cell reprogramming toward induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) holds great promise in future regenerative medicine. However, the reprogramming process mediated by the traditional defined factors (OSMK) is slow and extremely inefficient. Here, we develop a combination of modified reprogramming factors (OySyNyK) in which the transactivation domain of the Yes-associated protein is fused to defined factors and establish a highly efficient and rapid reprogramming system. We show that the efficiency of OySyNyK-induced iPSCs is up to 100-fold higher than the OSNK and the reprogramming by OySyNyK is very rapid and is initiated in 24 hr. We find that OySyNyK factors significantly increase Tet1 expression at the early stage and interact with Tet1/2 to promote reprogramming. Our studies not only establish a rapid and highly efficient iPSC reprogramming system but also uncover a mechanism by which engineered factors coordinate with TETs to regulate 5hmC-mediated epigenetic control.

SUBMITTER: Zhu G

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3964280 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Coordination of engineered factors with TET1/2 promotes early-stage epigenetic modification during somatic cell reprogramming.

Zhu Gengzhen G Li Yujing Y Zhu Fei F Wang Tao T Jin Wensong W Mu Wei W Lin Wei W Tan Weiqi W Li Wenqi W Street R Craig RC Peng Siying S Zhang Jian J Feng Yue Y Warren Stephen T ST Sun Qinmiao Q Jin Peng P Chen Dahua D

Stem cell reports 20140227 3

Somatic cell reprogramming toward induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) holds great promise in future regenerative medicine. However, the reprogramming process mediated by the traditional defined factors (OSMK) is slow and extremely inefficient. Here, we develop a combination of modified reprogramming factors (OySyNyK) in which the transactivation domain of the Yes-associated protein is fused to defined factors and establish a highly efficient and rapid reprogramming system. We show that the ef ...[more]

PMID: 24672749

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Project description:BackgroundIdentifying novel regulatory factors and uncovered mechanisms of somatic cell reprogramming will be helpful for basic research and clinical application of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Sin3a, a multifunctional transcription regulator, has been proven to be involved in the maintenance of pluripotency in embryonic stem cells (ESCs), but the role of Sin3a in somatic cell reprogramming remains unclear.MethodsRNA interference of Sin3a during somatic cell reprogramming was realized by short hairpin RNAs. Reprogramming efficiency was evaluated by the number of alkaline phosphatase (AP)-positive colonies and Oct4-GFP-positive colonies. RNA sequencing was performed to identify the influenced biological processes after Sin3a knockdown and further confirmed by quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR), western blotting and flow cytometry. The interaction between Sin3a and Tet1 was detected by coimmunoprecipitation. The enrichment of Sin3a and Tet1 at the epithelial gene promoters was measured by chromatin immunoprecipitation. Furthermore, DNA methylation patterns at the gene loci were investigated by hydroxymethylated DNA immunoprecipitation. Finally, Sin3a mutants that disrupt the interaction of Sin3a and Tet1 were also introduced to assess the importance of the Sin3a-Tet1 interaction during the mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition (MET) process.ResultsWe found that Sin3a was gradually increased during OSKM-induced reprogramming and that knockdown of Sin3a significantly impaired MET at the early stage of reprogramming and iPSC generation. Mechanistic studies showed that Sin3a recruited Tet1 to facilitate the hydroxymethylation of epithelial gene promoters. Moreover, disrupting the interaction of Sin3a and Tet1 significantly blocked MET and iPSC generation.ConclusionsOur studies revealed that Sin3a was a novel mediator of MET during early reprogramming, where Sin3a functioned as an epigenetic coactivator, cooperating with Tet1 to activate the epithelial program and promote the initiation of somatic cell reprogramming. These findings highlight the importance of Sin3a in the MET process and deepen our understanding of the epigenetic regulatory network of early reprogramming.

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Coordination of engineered factors with TET1/2 promotes early-stage epigenetic modification during somatic cell reprogramming.

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Coordination of engineered factors with TET1/2 promotes early-stage epigenetic modification during somatic cell reprogramming.

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