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Error-free and error-prone DNA repair gene expression data through reprogramming and passage in human iPS cells.

ABSTRACT: We recently found that DNA repair-related gene expression could be altered by reprogramming as well as the increased expression of genes that accurately convey genomic information, such as homologous recombination (HR) and mismatch repair (MMR), and the decreased expression of error-prone translesion synthesis (TLS) polymerase. Here, we confirmed this change in expression in another cell-line and found that such alteration was maintained by overlapping passages as well as OCT3/4 and NANOG. Our findings suggest that changes in the expression of DNA repair-related genes associated with reprogramming and their maintenance can be novel indicators of the quality control of the cells exhibiting pluripotency.

SUBMITTER: Yoshimura Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7016224 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Error-free and error-prone DNA repair gene expression data through reprogramming and passage in human iPS cells.

Yoshimura Yasuhide Y Okuzaki Daisuke D

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We recently found that DNA repair-related gene expression could be altered by reprogramming as well as the increased expression of genes that accurately convey genomic information, such as homologous recombination (HR) and mismatch repair (MMR), and the decreased expression of error-prone translesion synthesis (TLS) polymerase. Here, we confirmed this change in expression in another cell-line and found that such alteration was maintained by overlapping passages as well as OCT3/4 and NANOG. Our f ...[more]

PMID: 32071995

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Project description:IntroductionMany studies have reported that human-induced pluripotent stem (hiPS)/embryonic stem (hES) cells have an exceptional ability to repair damaged DNA. Moreover, unlike differentiated cells, hES cells have features and mechanisms such as apoptosis-prone mitochondria, which prevent any changes in genetic information caused by DNA damage to be transmitted to their descendants. Type-A (dark) spermatogonia and cancer stem cells are thought to be dormant. However, hiPS/hES cells, the so-called stem cells used in regenerative medicine, generally have a high proliferative capacity. This suggests that in these cells, oxidative DNA damage associated with vigorous proliferation and DNA scission associated with replication occur frequently. Although pluripotency according to change of genomic structure is well studied, the change of DNA repair through reprogramming has not been well studied.MethodsWe analyzed the expression of DNA repair-related genes in hiPS cells using microarray and western blotting analyses and assessed changes in PARP activity through reprogramming.ResultsThrough reprogramming, hiPS cells were found to upregulate poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) activity and genes regulating homologous recombination (HR). Simultaneously, the expression level of genes involved in non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) was not high, suggesting that at least at the gene expression level, frequently occurring DNA scission is preferentially dealt with via HR instead of NHEJ. Also, reflecting the high proliferative activity, genes related to mismatch repair (MMR) were upregulated through reprogramming. Conversely, error-prone polymerase was downregulated through reprogramming. These are also likely to be the mechanisms preventing changes in genetic information.ConclusionsHigh PARP activity and HR-related gene expression in hiPS cells were achieved through reprogramming and likely facilitate precise genome editing in these cells in exchange for a high possibility of cell death.

Project description:Simple Summary Cancer onset and progression lead to a high rate of DNA damage, due to replicative and metabolic stress. To survive in this dangerous condition, cancer cells switch the DNA repair machinery from faithful systems to error-prone pathways, strongly increasing the mutational rate that, in turn, supports the disease progression and drug resistance. Although DNA repair de-regulation boosts genomic instability, it represents, at the same time, a critical cancer vulnerability that can be exploited for synthetic lethality-based therapeutic intervention. We here discuss the role of the error-prone DNA repair, named Alternative Non-Homologous End Joining (Alt-NHEJ), as inducer of genomic instability and as a potential therapeutic target. We portray different strategies to drug Alt-NHEJ and discuss future challenges for selecting patients who could benefit from Alt-NHEJ inhibition, with the aim of precision oncology. Abstract Error-prone DNA repair pathways promote genomic instability which leads to the onset of cancer hallmarks by progressive genetic aberrations in tumor cells. The molecular mechanisms which foster this process remain mostly undefined, and breakthrough advancements are eagerly awaited. In this context, the alternative non-homologous end joining (Alt-NHEJ) pathway is considered a leading actor. Indeed, there is experimental evidence that up-regulation of major Alt-NHEJ components, such as LIG3, PolQ, and PARP1, occurs in different tumors, where they are often associated with disease progression and drug resistance. Moreover, the Alt-NHEJ addiction of cancer cells provides a promising target to be exploited by synthetic lethality approaches for the use of DNA damage response (DDR) inhibitors and even as a sensitizer to checkpoint-inhibitors immunotherapy by increasing the mutational load. In this review, we discuss recent findings highlighting the role of Alt-NHEJ as a promoter of genomic instability and, therefore, as new cancer’s Achilles’ heel to be therapeutically exploited in precision oncology.

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Error-free and error-prone DNA repair gene expression data through reprogramming and passage in human iPS cells.

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Error-free and error-prone DNA repair gene expression data through reprogramming and passage in human iPS cells.

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