Reference - Detail
| RRC ID | 56186 |
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| Author | Kolundzic E, Ofenbauer A, Bulut SI, Uyar B, Baytek G, Sommermeier A, Seelk S, He M, Hirsekorn A, Vucicevic D, Akalin A, Diecke S, Lacadie SA, Tursun B. |
| Title | FACT Sets a Barrier for Cell Fate Reprogramming in Caenorhabditis elegans and Human Cells. |
| Journal | Dev Cell |
| Abstract |
The chromatin regulator FACT (facilitates chromatin transcription) is essential for ensuring stable gene expression by promoting transcription. In a genetic screen using Caenorhabditis elegans, we identified that FACT maintains cell identities and acts as a barrier for transcription factor-mediated cell fate reprogramming. Strikingly, FACT's role as a barrier to cell fate conversion is conserved in humans as we show that FACT depletion enhances reprogramming of fibroblasts. Such activity is unexpected because FACT is known as a positive regulator of gene expression, and previously described reprogramming barriers typically repress gene expression. While FACT depletion in human fibroblasts results in decreased expression of many genes, a number of FACT-occupied genes, including reprogramming-promoting factors, show increased expression upon FACT depletion, suggesting a repressive function of FACT. Our findings identify FACT as a cellular reprogramming barrier in C. elegans and humans, revealing an evolutionarily conserved mechanism for cell fate protection. |
| Volume | 46(5) |
| Pages | 611-626.e12 |
| Published | 2018-9-10 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.07.006 |
| PII | S1534-5807(18)30559-8 |
| PMID | 30078731 |
| PMC | PMC6137076 |
| MeSH | Animals Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics Caenorhabditis elegans / growth & development Caenorhabditis elegans / metabolism* Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / genetics Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / metabolism* Cell Differentiation Cell Lineage Cells, Cultured Cellular Reprogramming* Chromatin / genetics Chromatin / metabolism* DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism* Fibroblasts / cytology Fibroblasts / metabolism Gene Expression Regulation* High Mobility Group Proteins / genetics High Mobility Group Proteins / metabolism* Humans Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / cytology Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / physiology* Transcriptional Elongation Factors / genetics Transcriptional Elongation Factors / metabolism* Transcriptome |
| IF | 9.19 |
| Times Cited | 15 |
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| The most frequently cited source | X(Twitter) |
| Total number of mentions | 30 |
| Altmetric score changes over past 6months | 0.0 |
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| C.elegans | tm1873 tm2539 |