Impact of eIF2α phosphorylation on the translational landscape of mouse embryonic stem cells

Autor: Mehdi Amiri, Stephen J. Kiniry, Anthony P. Possemato, Niaz Mahmood, Tayebeh Basiri, Catherine R. Dufour, Negar Tabatabaei, Qiyun Deng, Michael A. Bellucci, Keerthana Harwalkar, Matthew P. Stokes, Vincent Giguère, Randal J. Kaufman, Yojiro Yamanaka, Pavel V. Baranov, Soroush Tahmasebi, Nahum Sonenberg
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Cell Reports, Vol 43, Iss 1, Pp 113615- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113615
Popis: Summary: The integrated stress response (ISR) is critical for cell survival under stress. In response to diverse environmental cues, eIF2α becomes phosphorylated, engendering a dramatic change in mRNA translation. The activation of ISR plays a pivotal role in the early embryogenesis, but the eIF2-dependent translational landscape in pluripotent embryonic stem cells (ESCs) is largely unexplored. We employ a multi-omics approach consisting of ribosome profiling, proteomics, and metabolomics in wild-type (eIF2α+/+) and phosphorylation-deficient mutant eIF2α (eIF2αA/A) mouse ESCs (mESCs) to investigate phosphorylated (p)-eIF2α-dependent translational control of naive pluripotency. We show a transient increase in p-eIF2α in the naive epiblast layer of E4.5 embryos. Absence of eIF2α phosphorylation engenders an exit from naive pluripotency following 2i (two chemical inhibitors of MEK1/2 and GSK3α/β) withdrawal. p-eIF2α controls translation of mRNAs encoding proteins that govern pluripotency, chromatin organization, and glutathione synthesis. Thus, p-eIF2α acts as a key regulator of the naive pluripotency gene regulatory network.
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