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ArticleThe EMBO journal2025

NANOG is repurposed after implantation to repress Sox2 and begin pluripotency extinction.

Frederick C K Wong, Man Zhang, Ella Thomson, Linus J Schumacher, Anestis Tsakiridis, James Ashmore, Tong Li, Guillaume Blin, Eleni Karagianni, Nicholas P Mullin and 2 more

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12 authors.

Frederick C K Wong *The Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK.
Man Zhang *Institute for Stem Cell Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Ella ThomsonInstitute for Stem Cell Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5596-3563
Linus J SchumacherInstitute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, 5 Little France Drive, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU, UK.
Anestis TsakiridisInstitute for Stem Cell Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
James AshmoreInstitute for Stem Cell Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Tong LiThe Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK.
Guillaume BlinInstitute for Stem Cell Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9295-237X
Eleni KaragianniInstitute for Stem Cell Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Nicholas P MullinInstitute for Stem Cell Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Ian ChambersInstitute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, 5 Little France Drive, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU, UK. ichambers@ed.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2605-1597
Valerie WilsonInstitute for Stem Cell Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. v.wilson@ed.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4182-5159

Funding

UKRI | Medical Research Council (MRC) MR/K011200/1UKRI | Medical Research Council (MRC) MR/L018497/1UKRI | Medical Research Council (MRC) MR/S008799/1UKRI | Medical Research Council (MRC) MR/T003162/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust (WT) IS3-R1.16 19/20Wellcome Trust (WT) WT100133
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Abstract

Loss of pluripotency is an essential step in post-implantation development that facilitates the emergence of somatic cell identities essential for gastrulation. Before implantation, pluripotent cell identity is governed by a gene regulatory network that includes the key transcription factors SOX2 and NANOG. However, it is unclear how the pluripotency gene regulatory network is dissolved to enable lineage restriction. Here, we show that SOX2 is required for post-implantation pluripotent identity in the mouse, and cells that lose SOX2 expression in the posterior epiblast are no longer pluripotent. Using in vitro and in vivo analyses, we demonstrate anticorrelated expression of NANOG and SOX2 preceding gastrulation, culminating in an early disappearance of pluripotent identity from posterior NANOG

Indexed as

Embryo ImplantationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalNanog Homeobox ProteinPluripotent Stem CellsSOXB1 Transcription FactorsAnimalsGerm LayersMiceNanog Homeobox ProteinNanog protein, mouseSox2 protein, mouseSOXB1 Transcription FactorsEmbryoNANOGPluripotencyPost ImplantationSOX2

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PMID40826182
PMCPMC12488938

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