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ArticleScientific reports2017

OCT4 supports extended LIF-independent self-renewal and maintenance of transcriptional and epigenetic networks in embryonic stem cells.

Runsheng He, Besa Xhabija, Batool Al-Qanber, Benjamin L Kidder

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Runsheng HeDepartment of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Besa XhabijaDepartment of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Batool Al-QanberDepartment of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Benjamin L KidderDepartment of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA. benjamin.kidder@wayne.edu.
Wayne State University · USThe Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute · US

Funding

Regulation of chromatin and genome stability by the H4K20 methyltransferase SMYD5K22HL126842 · NHLBI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KIDDER, BENJAMIN L · 2016 to 2018
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NHLBI NIH HHS K22 HL126842
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Embryonic stem (ES) cell pluripotency is governed by OCT4-centric transcriptional networks. Conventional ES cells can be derived and maintained in vitro with media containing the cytokine leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), which propagates the pluripotent state by activating STAT3 signaling, and simultaneous inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3) and MAP kinase/ERK kinase signaling. However, it is unclear whether overexpression of OCT4 is sufficient to overcome LIF-dependence. Here, we show that inducible expression of OCT4 (iOCT4) supports long-term LIF-independent self-renewal of ES cells cultured in media containing fetal bovine serum (FBS) and a glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3) inhibitor, and in serum-free media. Global expression analysis revealed that LIF-independent iOCT4 ES cells and control ES cells exhibit similar transcriptional programs relative to epiblast stem cells (EpiSCs) and differentiated cells. Epigenomic profiling also demonstrated similar patterns of histone modifications between LIF-independent iOCT4 and control ES cells. Moreover, LIF-independent iOCT4 ES cells retain the capacity to differentiate in vitro and in vivo upon downregulation of OCT4 expression. These findings indicate that OCT4 expression is sufficient to sustain intrinsic signaling in a LIF-independent manner to promote ES cell pluripotency and self-renewal.

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Cell DifferentiationCell Self RenewalGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalAnimalsBiomarkersCell LineCells, CulturedEmbryonic Stem CellsEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingGene Regulatory NetworksGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3HistonesHumansImmunohistochemistryLeukemia Inhibitory FactorBiomarkersGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3HistonesLeukemia Inhibitory FactorOctamer Transcription Factor-3

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PMID29180818
PMCPMC5703885
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