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ArticleScientific reports2018

Allele-specific repression of Sox2 through the long non-coding RNA Sox2ot.

Tobias C Messemaker, Selina M van Leeuwen, Patrick R van den Berg, Anke E J 't Jong, Robert-Jan Palstra, Rob C Hoeben, Stefan Semrau, Harald M M Mikkers

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tobias C MessemakerDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300RC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Selina M van LeeuwenDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300RC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Patrick R van den BergLeiden Institute of Physics, Leiden University, 2333 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6204-6037
Anke E J 't JongDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300RC, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3189-6033
Robert-Jan PalstraDepartment of Biochemistry, Erasmus University Medical Center, Ee634, 3000CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Rob C HoebenDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300RC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Stefan SemrauLeiden Institute of Physics, Leiden University, 2333 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Harald M M MikkersDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300RC, Leiden, The Netherlands. h.mikkers@lumc.nl.
Leiden University Medical Center · NLLeiden University · NLErasmus MC · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transcription factor Sox2 controls the fate of pluripotent stem cells and neural stem cells. This gatekeeper function requires well-regulated Sox2 levels. We postulated that Sox2 regulation is partially controlled by the Sox2 overlapping long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) gene Sox2ot. Here we show that the RNA levels of Sox2ot and Sox2 are inversely correlated during neural differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Through allele-specific enhanced transcription of Sox2ot in mouse Sox2eGFP knockin ESCs we demonstrate that increased Sox2ot transcriptional activity reduces Sox2 RNA levels in an allele-specific manner. Enhanced Sox2ot transcription, yielding lower Sox2 RNA levels, correlates with a decreased chromatin interaction of the upstream regulatory sequence of Sox2 and the ESC-specific Sox2 super enhancer. Our study indicates that, in addition to previously reported in trans mechanisms, Sox2ot can regulate Sox2 by an allele-specific mechanism, in particular during development.

Indexed as

NeurogenesisAllelesAnimalsCell DifferentiationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knock-In TechniquesMiceMouse Embryonic Stem CellsRNA, Long NoncodingSOXB1 Transcription FactorsTranscription, Geneticlong noncoding RNA Sox2OT, mouseRNA, Long NoncodingSox2 protein, mouseSOXB1 Transcription Factors

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PMID29321583
PMCPMC5762901
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