Epigenetic reversion of post-implantation epiblast to pluripotent embryonic stem cells.
Epigenetic reversion of post-implantation epiblast to pluripotent embryonic stem cells.
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The pluripotent state, which is first established in the primitive ectoderm cells (PE) of blastocysts, is lost progressively and irreversibly during subsequent development. For example, development of postimplantation epiblast from PE involves significant transcriptional and epigenetic changes, including DNA methylation and X inactivation, which creates a robust epigenetic barrier and prevents their reversion to a PE-like state. Epiblast cells are refractory to leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF)-STAT3 signaling, but they respond to Activin/bFGF to form self-renewing epiblast stem cells (EpiSC), which exhibit essential properties of epiblast cells, that differ from embryonic stem cells (ESC) derived from PE. Here we show reprogramming of advanced epiblast cells from E5.5 - E7.5 embryos with uniform expression of N-cadherin and inactive X chromosome, to ES-like cells (rESC) in response to LIF-STAT3 signaling. Cultured epiblast cells (cEpi) overcome the epigenetic barrier progressively as they proceed with the erasure of key properties of epiblast cells, involving DNA demethylation, X reactivation and expression of E-cadherin. The accompanying changes in the transcriptome result in a loss of phenotypic and epigenetic memory of epiblast cells. Notably, using this new approach, we report reversion of established EpiSC to rESC. Furthermore, unlike epiblast and EpiSC, rESC contribute to somatic tissues and germ cells in chimeras. This is a tractable model to investigate signaling molecule induced epigenetic reprogramming that can promote reacquisition of the fundamental pluripotent state.
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