Journal
GENES & DEVELOPMENT
Volume 35, Issue 21-22, Pages 1527-1547Publisher
COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB PRESS, PUBLICATIONS DEPT
DOI: 10.1101/gad.349048.121
Keywords
human embryonic stem cells; germ layer formation; genetic screening
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- National Institutes of Health [AG11085, CA234600, GM126944, R37CA225655, P01HL142494]
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The researchers utilized an integrated genome-scale screening approach to identify genetic networks controlling embryonic stem cell proliferation and differentiation, uncovering a strong link between pluripotency maintenance and survival. They found that the chromatin-modifying complex SAGA, particularly its subunit TADA2B, plays a central role in pluripotency, survival, growth, and lineage specification. Joint analysis of all screens revealed that genetic alterations inhibiting differentiation across multiple germ layers promote proliferation and survival, coinciding with known cancer drivers.
In this Resource/Methodology, Naxerova et al. describe an integrated genome-scale loss- and gain-of-function screening approach to identify genetic networks governing embryonic stem cell proliferation and differentiation into the three germ layers. They identify a deep link between pluripotency maintenance and survival by showing that genetic alterations that cause pluripotency dissolution simultaneously increase apoptosis resistance, and their results show the power of integrated multilayer genetic screening for the robust mapping of complex genetic networks. Understanding the genetic control of human embryonic stem cell function is foundational for developmental biology and regenerative medicine. Here we describe an integrated genome-scale loss- and gain-of-function screening approach to identify genetic networks governing embryonic stem cell proliferation and differentiation into the three germ layers. We identified a deep link between pluripotency maintenance and survival by showing that genetic alterations that cause pluripotency dissolution simultaneously increase apoptosis resistance. We discovered that the chromatin-modifying complex SAGA and in particular its subunit TADA2B are central regulators of pluripotency, survival, growth, and lineage specification. Joint analysis of all screens revealed that genetic alterations that broadly inhibit differentiation across multiple germ layers drive proliferation and survival under pluripotency-maintaining conditions and coincide with known cancer drivers. Our results show the power of integrated multilayer genetic screening for the robust mapping of complex genetic networks.
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