Phospholipid remodeling is critical for stem cell pluripotency by facilitating mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition
Phospholipid remodeling is critical for stem cell pluripotency by facilitating mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition
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磷脂重塑通过促进间充质到上皮的转变对于干细胞多能性至关重要
DOI:
10.1126/sciadv.aax7525
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发表时间:
2019-11-01
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影响因子:
13.6
通讯作者:
Liu, Xingguo
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作者:
Wu, Yi;Chen, Keshi;Liu, Xingguo
Metabolic reprogramming has emerged as a key regulator of cell fate decisions. Roles of glucose and amino acid metabolism have been extensively documented, whereas lipid metabolism in pluripotency remains largely unexplored. Using a high-coverage lipidomics approach, we reveal dynamic changes in phospholipids occurring during reprogramming and show that the CDP-ethanolamine (CDP-Etn) pathway for phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) synthesis is required at the early stage of reprogramming. Mechanistically, the CDP-Etn pathway inhibits NF-kappa B signaling and mesenchymal genes in a Pebp1-dependent manner, without affecting autophagy, resulting in accelerated mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition (MET) and enhanced reprogramming. Furthermore, PE binding to Pebp1 enhances the interaction of Pebp1 with IKK alpha/beta and reduces the phosphorylation of IKK alpha/beta. The CDP-Etn-Pebp1 axis is associated with EMT/MET in hepatocyte differentiation, indicating that Etn/PE is a broad-spectrum MET/EMT-regulating metabolite. Collectively, our study reveals an unforeseen connection between phospholipids, cell migration, and pluripotency and highlights the importance of phospholipids in cell fate transitions.