WDR5, BRCA1, and BARD1 Co-regulate the DNA Damage Response and Modulate the Mesenchymal-to-Epithelial Transition during Early Reprogramming

Autor: Klaas W. Mulder, Susan Waarlo, Georgina Peñalosa-Ruiz, Vicky Bousgouni, Simon J. van Heeringen, Joris V. van de Ven, Chris Bakal, Jan P. Gerlach, José C. R. Silva, Gert Jan C. Veenstra, Tim E. Veenstra
Přispěvatelé: Rebelo Da Silva, Jose [0000-0001-5487-1117], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
WDR5
DNA Repair
Cellular differentiation
Biochemistry
functional interactions
Mice
0302 clinical medicine
mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition
DNA damage repair
Induced pluripotent stem cell
lcsh:QH301-705.5
lcsh:R5-920
Gene knockdown
BRCA1 Protein
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Cellular Reprogramming
Chromatin
Cell biology
Phenotype
Molecular Developmental Biology
lcsh:Medicine (General)
Reprogramming
Signal Transduction
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
DNA damage
DNA repair
Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
iPSCs
chromatin factors
Biology
Article
03 medical and health sciences
Genetics
BARD1
Animals
Humans
Transcription factor
Gene Expression Profiling
Tumor Suppressor Proteins
reprogramming
Cell Biology
BRCA1
030104 developmental biology
lcsh:Biology (General)
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Developmental Biology
DNA Damage
Transcription Factors
Zdroj: Stem Cell Reports
Stem Cell Reports, 12, 743-756
Stem Cell Reports, 12, 4, pp. 743-756
Stem Cell Reports, Vol 12, Iss 4, Pp 743-756 (2019)
ISSN: 2213-6711
Popis: Summary Differentiated cells are epigenetically stable, but can be reprogrammed to pluripotency by expression of the OSKM transcription factors. Despite significant effort, relatively little is known about the cellular requirements for reprogramming and how they affect the properties of induced pluripotent stem cells. We have performed high-content screening with small interfering RNAs targeting 300 chromatin-associated factors and extracted colony-level quantitative features. This revealed five morphological phenotypes in early reprogramming, including one displaying large round colonies exhibiting an early block of reprogramming. Using RNA sequencing, we identified transcriptional changes associated with these phenotypes. Furthermore, double knockdown epistasis experiments revealed that BRCA1, BARD1, and WDR5 functionally interact and are required for the DNA damage response. In addition, the mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition is affected in Brca1, Bard1, and Wdr5 knockdowns. Our data provide a resource of chromatin-associated factors in early reprogramming and underline colony morphology as an important high-dimensional readout for reprogramming quality.
Graphical Abstract
Highlights • High-content imaging screen of chromatin factors in reprogramming MEFs to iPSCs • Colony level phenotypes followed up with secondary screen using RNA sequencing • Wdr5 functionally interacts with Brca1 and Bard1 in early reprogramming processes • WDR5, BRCA1, and BARD1 affect DNA repair and mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition
To assess the role of chromatin-associated factors in reprogramming of fibroblasts to induced pluripotency, high-content imaging screening with siRNAs targeting chromatin-associated factors was performed to identify colony level phenotypes. RNA sequencing was used as a secondary screen. It was found that WDR5 functionally interacts with BRCA1 and BARD1, and that these factors are important for DNA repair and the mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition.
Databáze: OpenAIRE