Template Activating Factor-I α Regulates Retroviral Silencing during Reprogramming
Template Activating Factor-I α Regulates Retroviral Silencing during Reprogramming
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模板激活因子-I α 在重编程过程中调节逆转录病毒沉默
DOI:
10.1016/j.celrep.2019.10.010
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发表时间:
2019
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影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
Hisatake Koji
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作者:
Bui Phuong Linh;Nishimura Ken;Seminario Mondejar Gonzalo;Kumar Arun;Aizawa Shiho;Murano Kensaku;Nagata Kyosuke;Hayashi Yohei;Fukuda Aya;Onuma Yasuko;Ito Yuzuru;Nakanishi Mahito;Hisatake Koji
Reprogramming somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is accompanied by dramatic changes in epigenetic programs, including silencing of endogenous and exogenous retroviruses. Here, we utilized replication-defective and persistent Sendai virus (SeVdp)-based vectors to monitor retroviral silencing during reprogramming. We observed that retroviral silencing occurred at an early reprogramming stage without a requirement for KLF4 or the YY1-binding site in the retroviral genome. Insertional chromatin immunoprecipitation (iChIP) enabled us to isolate factors assembled on the silenced provirus, including components of inhibitor of histone acetyltransferase (INHAT), which includes the SET/TAF-I oncoprotein. Knockdown of SET/TAF-I in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) diminished retroviral silencing during reprogramming, and overexpression of template activating factor-I α (TAF-Iα), a SET/TAF-I isoform predominant in embryonic stem cells (ESCs), reinforced retroviral silencing by an SeVdp-based vector that is otherwise defective in retroviral silencing. Our results indicate an important role for TAF-Iα in retroviral silencing during reprogramming.