OCT4 cooperates with distinct chromatin remodelers in naive and primed pluripotent states in human [RNA-Seq]
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ABSTRACT: Understanding the molecular underpinnings of pluripotency is a prerequisite for optimal maintenance and application of embryonic stem cells (ESCs). We mapped the protein-protein interactions of OCT4 in naive and primed hESCs, revealing extensive connections to ATP-dependent nucleosome remodeling complexes. In naive hESCs, OCT4 is associated with both BRG1 and BRM, the two mutually exclusive ATPase subunits of the BAF complex. Genome-wide location analyses and genetic deletion studies reveal that these two enzymes exert a functionally redundant role in transcriptional regulation of blastocyst-specific genes. In contrast, OCT4 cooperates with BRG1 and the transcription factor SOX2 to create an open chromatin architecture at neural lineage-associated genes in primed hESCs. This work offers insight into the regulation of human stem cell identity and reveals how a common transcription factor utilizes differential compositions of the BAF complex in controlling distinct transcriptional programs governing naive vs. primed human pluripotent states.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE147750 | GEO | 2021/07/01
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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