Wnt/Tcf1 pathway restricts embryonic stem cell cycle through activation of the Ink4/Arf locus.
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Authors
De Jaime-Soguero, AnchelAulicino, Francesco
Ertaylan, Gokhan
Griego, Anna
Cerrato, Aniello
Tallam, Aravind
Del Sol, Antonio
Cosma, Maria Pia
Lluis, Frederic
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2017-03
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Understanding the mechanisms regulating cell cycle, proliferation and potency of pluripotent stem cells guarantees their safe use in the clinic. Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) present a fast cell cycle with a short G1 phase. This is due to the lack of expression of cell cycle inhibitors, which ultimately determines naïve pluripotency by holding back differentiation. The canonical Wnt/β-catenin pathway controls mESC pluripotency via the Wnt-effector Tcf3. However, if the activity of the Wnt/β-catenin controls the cell cycle of mESCs remains unknown. Here we show that the Wnt-effector Tcf1 is recruited to and triggers transcription of the Ink4/Arf tumor suppressor locus. Thereby, the activation of the Wnt pathway, a known mitogenic pathway in somatic tissues, restores G1 phase and drastically reduces proliferation of mESCs without perturbing pluripotency. Tcf1, but not Tcf3, is recruited to a palindromic motif enriched in the promoter of cell cycle repressor genes, such as p15Ink4b, p16Ink4a and p19Arf, which mediate the Wnt-dependent anti-proliferative effect in mESCs. Consistently, ablation of β-catenin or Tcf1 expression impairs Wnt-dependent cell cycle regulation. All together, here we showed that Wnt signaling controls mESC pluripotency and proliferation through non-overlapping functions of distinct Tcf factors.Citation
Wnt/Tcf1 pathway restricts embryonic stem cell cycle through activation of the Ink4/Arf locus. 2017, 13 (3):e1006682 PLoS Genet.Affiliation
TwinCore, Zentrum für experimentelle und klinische Infektionsforschung GmbH, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 7, 30625 Hannover, Germany.Journal
PLoS geneticsPubMed ID
28346462Type
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1553-7404ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.pgen.1006682
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