Tnfaip2/Exoc3 controls exit from pluripotency by mediating lipid droplet formation and FA-induced differentiation
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ABSTRACT: The decline in stem cell function leads to impairments in tissue homeostasis but genetic factors that control differentiation and de-differentiation of stem cells in the context of tissue homeostasis remain to be delineated. Here we show that Tnfaip2 (a target gene of TNFa/NFkB signaling) has an essential role for the differentiation of pluripotent, embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Knockdown of the planarian pseudo-orthologue, Smed-exoc3, impairs pluripotent stem cell differentiation, tissue homeostasis and regeneration in vivo. The study shows that Tnfaip2 deletion impairs changes in lipid metabolism that drive differentiation induction of ESCs. The application of palmitic acid (PA, the most abundant saturated fatty acid in mammalian cells) and palmitoylcarnitine (a mitochondrial carrier of PA) fully restores the differentiation of ESCs as well as the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells and organ maintenance in Smed-exoc3-depleted planarians. Together, these results identify a novel pathway downstream of TNFa/NFkB signaling, which is essential for exit from pluripotency by mediating changes in lipid metabolism.
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive
ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)
TISSUE(S): Cell Suspension Culture, Embryonic Stem Cell
SUBMITTER: Alessandro Ori
LAB HEAD: K. Lenhard Rudolph
PROVIDER: PXD014628 | Pride | 2020-11-18
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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