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ArticleStem cell research & therapy2024

BCL6B-dependent suppression of ETV2 hampers endothelial cell differentiation.

Zhonghao Li, Wei Wu, Qiushi Li, Xin Heng, Wei Zhang, Yinghong Zhu, Lin Chen, Ziqi Chen, Mengcheng Shen, Ning Ma and 2 more

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Zhonghao Li *Department of Cardiology, Translational Research Center for Regenerative Medicine and 3D Printing Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases; Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, China.
Wei Wu *Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Qiushi LiDepartment of Cardiology, Translational Research Center for Regenerative Medicine and 3D Printing Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases; Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, China.
Xin HengDepartment of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Wei ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Translational Research Center for Regenerative Medicine and 3D Printing Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases; Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, China.
Yinghong ZhuDepartment of Cardiology, Translational Research Center for Regenerative Medicine and 3D Printing Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases; Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, China.
Lin ChenDepartment of Cardiology, Translational Research Center for Regenerative Medicine and 3D Printing Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases; Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, China.
Ziqi ChenDepartment of Cardiology, Translational Research Center for Regenerative Medicine and 3D Printing Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases; Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, China.
Mengcheng ShenStanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, 94305, USA.
Ning MaGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510005, China. ma_ning@gzlab.ac.cn.
Qingzhong XiaoCentre for Clinical Pharmacology and Precision Medicine, William Harvey Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK. q.xiao@qmul.ac.uk.
Yi YanDepartment of Cardiology, Translational Research Center for Regenerative Medicine and 3D Printing Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases; Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, China. 2016683004@gzhmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8527-390X

Funding

British Heart Foundation PG/15/11/31279British Heart Foundation PG/15/86/31723British Heart Foundation PG/20/10458British Heart Foundation PG/23/11371China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2022M720904Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2023A04J1204International Cooperation Project of Guangdong Science and Technology 2022A0505050079National Natural Science Foundation of China 82200355Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2021A1515011620Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2024A1515012365Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou 202201020189
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundB-cell CLL/lymphoma 6 member B (BCL6B) operates as a sequence-specific transcriptional repressor within the nucleus, playing crucial roles in various biological functions, including tumor suppression, immune response, stem cell self-renew, and vascular angiogenesis. However, whether BCL6B is involved in endothelial cell (EC) development has remained largely unknown. ETS variant transcription factor 2 (ETV2) is well known to facilitate EC differentiation. This study aims to determine the important role of BCL6B in EC differentiation and its potential mechanisms.

methodsDoxycycline-inducible human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) lines with BCL6B overexpression or BCL6B knockdown were established and subjected to differentiate into ECs and vessel organoids (VOs). RNA sequencing analysis was performed to identify potential signal pathways regulated by BCL6B during EC differentiation from hiPSCs. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression of pluripotency and vascular-specific marker genes expression. EC differentiation efficiency was determined by Flow cytometry analysis. The performance of EC was evaluated by in vitro Tube formation assay. The protein expression and the vessel-like structures were assessed using immunofluorescence analysis or western blot. Luciferase reporter gene assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-PCR analysis were used to determine the regulatory relationship between BCL6B and ETV2.

resultsFunctional ECs and VOs were successfully generated from hiPSCs. Notably, overexpression of BCL6B suppressed while knockdown of BCL6B improved EC differentiation from hiPSCs. Additionally, the overexpression of BCL6B attenuated the capacity of derived hiPSC-ECs to form a tubular structure. Furthermore, compared to the control VOs, BCL6B overexpression repressed the growth of VOs, whereas BCL6B knockdown had little effect on the size of VOs. RNA sequencing analysis confirmed that our differentiation protocol induced landscape changes for cell/tissue/system developmental process, particularly vascular development and tube morphogenesis, which were significantly modulated by BCL6B. Subsequent experiments confirmed the inhibitory effect of BCL6B is facilitated by the binding of BCL6B to the promoter region of ETV2, led to the suppression of ETV2's transcriptional activity. Importantly, the inhibitory effect of BCL6B overexpression on EC differentiation from hiPSCs could be rescued by ETV2 overexpression.

conclusionsBCL6B inhibits EC differentiation and hinders VO development by repressing the transcriptional activity of ETV2.

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Cell DifferentiationEndothelial CellsInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsTranscription FactorsHumansProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6Repressor ProteinsBCL6B protein, humanETV2 protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6Repressor ProteinsTranscription FactorsB-cell CLL/lymphoma 6 member BEndothelial cellETS variant transcription factor 2Human induced pluripotent stem cellVessel organoids

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PMCPMC11287929

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