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ArticleStem cell reports2016

CNOT3-Dependent mRNA Deadenylation Safeguards the Pluripotent State.

Xiaofeng Zheng, Pengyi Yang, Brad Lackford, Brian D Bennett, Li Wang, Hui Li, Yu Wang, Yiliang Miao, Julie F Foley, David C Fargo and 4 more

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiaofeng ZhengEpigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
Pengyi YangEpigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
Brad LackfordEpigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
Brian D BennettIntegrative Bioinformatics Support Group, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
Li WangEpigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
Hui LiLaboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
Yu WangCellular and Molecular Pathology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
Yiliang MiaoReproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
Julie F FoleyCellular and Molecular Pathology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
David C FargoIntegrative Bioinformatics Support Group, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
Ying JinLaboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
Carmen J WilliamsReproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
Raja JothiEpigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
Guang HuEpigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. Electronic address: hug4@niehs.nih.gov.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · USShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNTriangle · US

Funding

Role of Pluripotency Factors in Pluripotent Stem Cells, Development and DiseaseZIAES102745 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI HU, GUANG · 2010 to 2025
$31.5M
Gene regulatory elements, networks, and mechanismsZIAES102625 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI JOTHI, RAJA · 2009 to 2025
$27.4M
Environmental influence on gametes and embryosZIAES102985 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI WILLIAMS, CARMEN · 2011 to 2025
$20.9M
NIEHS NIH HHS ZIA ES102625NIEHS NIH HHS ZIA ES102745NIEHS NIH HHS ZIA ES102985
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poly(A) tail length and mRNA deadenylation play important roles in gene regulation. However, how they regulate embryonic development and pluripotent cell fate is not fully understood. Here we present evidence that CNOT3-dependent mRNA deadenylation governs the pluripotent state. We show that CNOT3, a component of the Ccr4-Not deadenylase complex, is required for mouse epiblast maintenance. It is highly expressed in blastocysts and its deletion leads to peri-implantation lethality. The epiblast cells in Cnot3 deletion embryos are quickly lost during diapause and fail to outgrow in culture. Mechanistically, CNOT3 C terminus is required for its interaction with the complex and its function in embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Furthermore, Cnot3 deletion results in increases in the poly(A) tail lengths, half-lives, and steady-state levels of differentiation gene mRNAs. The half-lives of CNOT3 target mRNAs are shorter in ESCs and become longer during normal differentiation. Together, we propose that CNOT3 maintains the pluripotent state by promoting differentiation gene mRNA deadenylation and degradation, and we identify poly(A) tail-length regulation as a post-transcriptional mechanism that controls pluripotency.

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AnimalsBlastocystCell Self RenewalEmbryonic DevelopmentEmbryonic Stem CellsGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGerm LayersMiceMice, KnockoutProtein DomainsRNA, MessengerRNA StabilityTranscription FactorsCNOT3 protein, mouseRNA, MessengerTranscription Factorsembryonic stem cellmRNA deadenylationpluripotent statepre-implantation development

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PMID27746116
PMCPMC5106518
OpenAlexW2530655524

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