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ArticleNature communications2026

Variant U1 snRNAs contribute to cell cycle and differentiation control of human iPS cells.

Yajie Zhu, Konstantinos Sofiadis, Athanasia Mizi, Vasilisa Kalinkina, Matthias Akyel, Milos Nikolic, Lukas Cyganek, Carmelo Ferrai, Argyris Papantonis

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Yajie Zhu *Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Konstantinos Sofiadis *Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Athanasia MiziInstitute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4313-491X
Vasilisa KalinkinaInstitute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0009-0001-8346-5967
Matthias AkyelInstitute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Milos NikolicCenter for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Lukas CyganekStem Cell Unit, Clinic for Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9120-1382
Carmelo FerraiInstitute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8088-2757
Argyris PapantonisInstitute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany. argyris.papantonis@med.uni-goettingen.de.ORCID 0000-0001-7551-1073

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 313408820Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 442249343Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung (Else Kroner-Fresenius Foundation) 2021_EKPKFriedrich Naumann Stiftung (Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom) n/aNiedersächsische Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur (Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture) 76211-1267/2023
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Abstract

The maintenance of stem cell identity, as well as the differentiation of stem cells into any lineage, requires precise regulation of gene expression. Despite intensive research, our understanding of these regulatory processes remains incomplete. Here, we focus on the understudied paralogs of the U1 small nuclear RNA gene known as variant U1 snRNAs. By generating isogenic knockout lines of human induced pluripotent stem cells for different variant U1s, we show that their loss profoundly changes both gene expression and cell cycle profiles. These effects manifest alongside alternative splicing patterns, including those involving recursive splicing sites, and lead to differential availability of stem cell regulators. Together, our results shed new light on the functional roles of variant U1 snRNAs and further our understanding of the programs controlling human pluripotency.

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Cell CycleCell DifferentiationInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsRNA, Small NuclearAlternative SplicingHumansRNA, Small NuclearU1 small nuclear RNA

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PMID42129190
PMCPMC13172311

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