Project description:RNY1 is strongly expressed in cytoplasm during early iPS reprogramming phase (d0-3) but, underlying molecular mechanisms of RNY1 remain unknown during iPS reprogramming.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE23968: Large intergenic non-coding RNAs as novel modulators of reprogramming: ESCs, fibroblast, and fibroblast-derived iPSC (gene expression) GSE23970: Large intergenic non-coding RNAs as novel modulators of reprogramming: human embryonic stem cells, CD34+ cells, and CD34+ derived induced pluripotent stem cells (LincRNA expression) GSE23973: Large intergenic non-coding RNAs as novel modulators of reprogramming: siRNA (gene expression) GSE24181: Large intergenic non-coding RNAs as novel modulators of reprogramming: human embryonic stem cells, fibroblasts, and fibroblast-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (LincRNA expression) Refer to individual Series
Project description:We performed RNAseq analysis to dissect the dynamic transcriptome change during mouse iPSC induction, with or without blocking the Jak/Stat3 activity. We described Jak/Stat3 activity-specific global gene expression patterns, biological events, and regulation of key pluripotent genes, epigenetic modulators, and non-coding RNAs during the reprogramming process. We further demonstrated that Jak/Stat3 activity is essential for proper imprint of Dlk1-Dio3 region that is necessary for complete pluripotency establishment. Functional analysis revealed that one Jak/Stat3 downstream targets identified in our study - Esrrb significantly rescues reprogramming despite the inhibition of Jak/Stat3 activity. Our data illustrated novel mechanism in Jak/Stat3 promoted pluripotency establishment, which is valuable for further improvement of naïve-state iPSC generation across different species.
Project description:Effects were investigated to improve the nuclear reprogramming efficiency by modulating the epigenetic modifications. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in shaping chromosome conformation and regulation of preimplantation development. However, the role of lncRNA during nuclear reprogramming remains largely unknown. In the present study, we performed RNA sequencing and identified 687 differentially expressed lncRNAs as candidate key molecules involved in nuclear reprogramming in goat.
Project description:It remains unclear how the ectopic expression of defined transcription factors induces dynamic changes in gene expression profiles that establish a pluripotent state during direct cell reprogramming. In the present study, we first identified a temporal gene expression program during the reprogramming process. Promoter analyses then predicted the role of two forkhead box transcription factors, Foxd1 and Foxo1, as mediators of the gene expression program. Knockdown of Foxd1 or Foxo1 reduced the number of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The knockout of Foxd1 prevented the downstream transcription program, including the expression of reprogramming marker genes. Interestingly, the expression level of Foxd1 was also transiently increased in a small population of cells in the middle stage of reprogramming. The presence or absence of Foxd1 expression in this stage was correlated with a future cell fate as iPSCs or non-reprogrammed cells. These results suggest that Foxd1 is a mediator and indicator of the successful progression of the gene expression program in cell reprogramming. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) were infected with retroviruses encoding either the four transcription factors (Oct4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc) or GFP (control) at day 0 and sampled on the indicated days. Two replicates each.
Project description:It remains unclear how the ectopic expression of defined transcription factors induces dynamic changes in gene expression profiles that establish a pluripotent state during direct cell reprogramming. In the present study, we first identified a temporal gene expression program during the reprogramming process. Promoter analyses then predicted the role of two forkhead box transcription factors, Foxd1 and Foxo1, as mediators of the gene expression program. Knockdown of Foxd1 or Foxo1 reduced the number of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The knockout of Foxd1 prevented the downstream transcription program, including the expression of reprogramming marker genes. Interestingly, the expression level of Foxd1 was also transiently increased in a small population of cells in the middle stage of reprogramming. The presence or absence of Foxd1 expression in this stage was correlated with a future cell fate as iPSCs or non-reprogrammed cells. These results suggest that Foxd1 is a mediator and indicator of the successful progression of the gene expression program in cell reprogramming. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) of Foxd1+/+, Foxd1+/- or Foxd1-/- were infected with retroviruses encoding the three transcription factors (Oct4, Sox2 and Klf4) at day 0 and sampled at day 8.