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Single Cell based genomewide gene expression analysis of murine bone-marrow derived Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells (VSELs)

ABSTRACT: Recently, we identified a population of Oct4+Sca-1+Lin-CD45- very small embryonic-like stem-cells (VSELs) in adult tissues. Open chromatin structure of pluripotency genes and genomic imprinting-related epigenetic mechanisms maintain pluripotency and quiescence of VSELs, respectively. However, global transcriptome signature of this rare stem-cell population remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate by genomewide gene-expression analysis with a small number of highly purified murine bone-marrow (BM)-derived VSELs, that Oct4+ VSELs i) express a similar, yet nonidentical, transcriptome as embryonic stem-cells (ESCs), ii) up-regulate cell-cycle checkpoint genes, iii) down-regulate genes involved in protein turnover and mitogenic pathways, and iv) highly express Ezh2, a polycomb group protein. Furthermore, as a result of Ezh2 overexpression, VSELs, like ESCs, exhibit bivalently modified nucleosomes (trimethylated H3K27 and H3K4) at promoters of important homeodomain-containing developmental transcription factors, thus preventing their premature transcription. Notably, spontaneous or RNA interference-enforced down-regulation of Ezh2 during VSEL differentiation removes the bivalent-domain (BD) structure, which leads to de-repression of several BD-regulated genes. Therefore, we suggest that VSELs, like other pluripotent stem-cells, maintain their pluripotent state through an Ezh2-dependent BD-mediated epigenetic mechanism.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE29281 | GEO | 2011/12/21

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA138595

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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