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ArticleStem cell research & therapy2025

Highly efficient XIST reactivation in female hPSC by transient dual inhibition of TP53 and DNA methylation during Cas9 mediated genome editing.

Nami Motosugi, Keita Hasegawa, Natsumi Kurosaki, Erika Kawaguchi, Kenji Izumi, Yumi Iida, Misaki Higashiseto, Keiko Yokoyama, Ayumi Sasaki, Kazuhiko Nakabayashi and 1 more

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Nami MotosugiDepartment of Molecular Life Sciences, Division of Basic Medical Science and Molecular Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Keita HasegawaDepartment of Maternal-Fetal Biology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
Natsumi KurosakiDepartment of Molecular Life Sciences, Division of Basic Medical Science and Molecular Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Erika KawaguchiDepartment of Molecular Life Sciences, Division of Basic Medical Science and Molecular Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kenji IzumiDepartment of Molecular Life Sciences, Division of Basic Medical Science and Molecular Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Yumi IidaDepartment of Life Science Support, Research Innovation Center, University Hospitals Sector, Tokai University, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Misaki HigashisetoDepartment of Life Science Support, Research Innovation Center, University Hospitals Sector, Tokai University, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Keiko YokoyamaDepartment of Life Science Support, Research Innovation Center, University Hospitals Sector, Tokai University, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Ayumi SasakiDepartment of Life Science Support, Research Innovation Center, University Hospitals Sector, Tokai University, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kazuhiko NakabayashiDepartment of Maternal-Fetal Biology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
Atsushi FukudaDepartment of Molecular Life Sciences, Division of Basic Medical Science and Molecular Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan. afukuda@tokai.ac.jp.

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Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development 22bm0804030h0002
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Abstract

The irreversible erosion of X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) due to repression of the long non-coding RNA XIST presents a major challenge for disease modeling and raises safety concerns for the clinical application of female human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) due to the aberrant overexpression of X-linked genes. While Cas9-mediated non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) targeting the XIST promoter can induce DNA demethylation and restore XCI by reactivating XIST, its efficiency remains low. Here, we introduce a highly efficient strategy for XIST reactivation by combining TP53 inhibition with suppression of DNA methylation maintenance during Cas9-mediated NHEJ. This dual-inhibition approach increased the proportion of XIST-positive hPSCs from ~ 5 to ~ 43.7%, providing a robust method for stabilizing XCI in female hPSCs for diverse applications.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsDNA MethylationGene EditingPluripotent Stem CellsRNA, Long NoncodingTumor Suppressor Protein p53FemaleHumansX Chromosome InactivationRNA, Long NoncodingTP53 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Protein p53XIST non-coding RNA

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PMID40682144
PMCPMC12275311

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