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ArticleThe EMBO journal2023

Single-molecule tracking of Nanog and Oct4 in living mouse embryonic stem cells uncovers a feedback mechanism of pluripotency maintenance.

Kazuko Okamoto, Hideaki Fujita, Yasushi Okada, Soya Shinkai, Shuichi Onami, Kuniya Abe, Kenta Fujimoto, Kensuke Sasaki, Go Shioi, Tomonobu M Watanabe

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kazuko OkamotoLaboratory for Comprehensive Bioimaging, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR), Kobe, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9874-5710
Hideaki FujitaDepartment of Stem Cell Biology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3430-5681
Yasushi OkadaLaboratory for Cell Polarity Regulation, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR), Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2601-3689
Soya ShinkaiLaboratory for Developmental Dynamics, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR), Kobe, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6852-2751
Shuichi OnamiLaboratory for Developmental Dynamics, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR), Kobe, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8255-1724
Kuniya AbeTechnology and Development Team for Mammalian Genome Dynamics, RIKEN BioResource Research Center (BRC), Tsukuba, Japan.
Kenta FujimotoDepartment of Stem Cell Biology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.
Kensuke SasakiLaboratory for Comprehensive Bioimaging, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR), Kobe, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2009-4932
Go ShioiLaboratory for Comprehensive Bioimaging, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR), Kobe, Japan.
Tomonobu M WatanabeLaboratory for Comprehensive Bioimaging, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR), Kobe, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2420-4230
Hiroshima University · JPRIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research · JPRIKEN BioResource Research Center · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanog and Oct4 are core transcription factors that form part of a gene regulatory network to regulate hundreds of target genes for pluripotency maintenance in mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs). To understand their function in the pluripotency maintenance, we visualised and quantified the dynamics of single molecules of Nanog and Oct4 in a mouse ESCs during pluripotency loss. Interestingly, Nanog interacted longer with its target loci upon reduced expression or at the onset of differentiation, suggesting a feedback mechanism to maintain the pluripotent state. The expression level and interaction time of Nanog and Oct4 correlate with their fluctuation and interaction frequency, respectively, which in turn depend on the ESC differentiation status. The DNA viscoelasticity near the Oct4 target locus remained flexible during differentiation, supporting its role either in chromatin opening or a preferred binding to uncondensed chromatin regions. Based on these results, we propose a new negative feedback mechanism for pluripotency maintenance via the DNA condensation state-dependent interplay of Nanog and Oct4.

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Mouse Embryonic Stem CellsSingle Molecule ImagingAnimalsCell DifferentiationChromatinFeedbackMiceChromatinEmbryonic stem cellPluripotency maintenanceSingle-molecule tracking

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PMID37609947
PMCPMC10505915
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