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ArticleStem cell reports2022

Functional redundancy among Polycomb complexes in maintaining the pluripotent state of embryonic stem cells.

Yaru Zhu, Lixia Dong, Congcong Wang, Kunying Hao, Jingnan Wang, Linchun Zhao, Lijun Xu, Yin Xia, Qing Jiang, Jinzhong Qin

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yaru ZhuState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Medical School of Nanjing University, 12 Xuefu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210061, China.
Lixia DongState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Medical School of Nanjing University, 12 Xuefu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210061, China.
Congcong WangState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Medical School of Nanjing University, 12 Xuefu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210061, China.
Kunying HaoState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Medical School of Nanjing University, 12 Xuefu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210061, China.
Jingnan WangState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Medical School of Nanjing University, 12 Xuefu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210061, China.
Linchun ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Medical School of Nanjing University, 12 Xuefu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210061, China.
Lijun XuState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Medical School of Nanjing University, 12 Xuefu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210061, China.
Yin XiaSchool of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Qing JiangDepartment of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Jinzhong QinState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Medical School of Nanjing University, 12 Xuefu Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210061, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China. Electronic address: qinjz@nju.edu.cn.
Model Animal Research Center · CNChinese University of Hong Kong · HKNanjing Drum Tower Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polycomb group proteins assemble into multi-protein complexes, known as Polycomb repressive complexes 1 and 2 (PRC1 and PRC2), that guide cell fate decisions during embryonic development. PRC1 forms an array of biochemically distinct canonical PRC1 (cPRC1) or non-canonical PRC1 (ncPRC1) complexes characterized by the mutually exclusive presence of PCGF (PCGF1-PCGF6) paralog subunit; however, whether each one of these subcomplexes fulfills a distinct role remains largely controversial. Here, by performing a CRISPR-based loss-of-function screen in embryonic stem cells (ESCs), we uncovered a previously unappreciated functional redundancy among PRC1 subcomplexes. Disruption of ncPRC1, but not cPRC1, displayed severe defects in ESC pluripotency. Remarkably, coablation of non-canonical and canonical PRC1 in ESCs resulted in exacerbation of the phenotype observed in the non-canonical PRC1-null ESCs, highlighting the importance of functional redundancy among PRC1 subcomplexes. Together, our studies demonstrate that PRC1 subcomplexes act redundantly to silence lineage-specific genes and ensure robust maintenance of ESC identity.

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Drosophila ProteinsEmbryonic Stem CellsCell DifferentiationPolycomb-Group ProteinsPolycomb Repressive Complex 1Polycomb Repressive Complex 2Drosophila ProteinsPolycomb-Group ProteinsPolycomb Repressive Complex 1Polycomb Repressive Complex 2cPRC1embryonic stem cellsgerm layer lineagesncPRC1PCGFpluripotencyPolycombPRC1redundancyRING1A/B

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PMID35364009
PMCPMC9120860
OpenAlexW4220998696

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