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Ablation of coactivator Med1 switches the cell fate of dental epithelia to that generating hair.


ABSTRACT: Cell fates are determined by specific transcriptional programs. Here we provide evidence that the transcriptional coactivator, Mediator 1 (Med1), is essential for the cell fate determination of ectodermal epithelia. Conditional deletion of Med1 in vivo converted dental epithelia into epidermal epithelia, causing defects in enamel organ development while promoting hair formation in the incisors. We identified multiple processes by which hairs are generated in Med1 deficient incisors: 1) dental epithelial stem cells lacking Med 1 fail to commit to the dental lineage, 2) Sox2-expressing stem cells extend into the differentiation zone and remain multi-potent due to reduced Notch1 signaling, and 3) epidermal fate is induced by calcium as demonstrated in dental epithelial cell cultures. These results demonstrate that Med1 is a master regulator in adult stem cells to govern epithelial cell fate.

SUBMITTER: Yoshizaki K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4065011 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ablation of coactivator Med1 switches the cell fate of dental epithelia to that generating hair.

Yoshizaki Keigo K   Hu Lizhi L   Nguyen Thai T   Sakai Kiyoshi K   He Bing B   Fong Chak C   Yamada Yoshihiko Y   Bikle Daniel D DD   Oda Yuko Y  

PloS one 20140620 6


Cell fates are determined by specific transcriptional programs. Here we provide evidence that the transcriptional coactivator, Mediator 1 (Med1), is essential for the cell fate determination of ectodermal epithelia. Conditional deletion of Med1 in vivo converted dental epithelia into epidermal epithelia, causing defects in enamel organ development while promoting hair formation in the incisors. We identified multiple processes by which hairs are generated in Med1 deficient incisors: 1) dental ep  ...[more]

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