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Deubiquitinating Enzyme USP7 Is Required for Self-Renewal and Multipotency of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158674

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USP7; deubiquitination; self-renewal capacity; multipotential capacity; SOX2; hBMSCs

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  1. Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) [NRF-2021R1A2C2006556]
  2. Yonsei University College ofMedicine [6-2018-0067]

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Ubiquitin-specific protease 7 (USP7) plays a crucial role in regulating self-renewal and differentiation of hBMSCs, especially in the early stages of osteogenic, adipogenic, and chondrogenic differentiation. USP7 acts as an upstream regulator of SOX2 and NANOG, and its deficiency leads to downregulation of these self-renewal regulating proteins. Targeting USP7 could be a potential strategy to preserve the self-renewal capacity of hBMSCs for stem cell therapy.
Ubiquitin-specific protease 7 (USP7) is highly expressed in a variety of malignant tumors. However, the role of USP7 in regulating self-renewal and differentiation of human bone marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells (hBMSCs) remains unknown. Herein, we report that USP7 regulates self-renewal of hBMSCs and is required during the early stages of osteogenic, adipogenic, and chondrogenic differentiation of hBMSCs. USP7, a deubiquitinating enzyme (DUB), was found to be downregulated during hBMSC differentiation. Furthermore, USP7 is an upstream regulator of the self-renewal regulating proteins SOX2 and NANOG in hBMSCs. Moreover, we observed that SOX2 and NANOG are poly-ubiquitinated and their expression is downregulated in USP7-deficient hBMSCs. Overall, this study showed that USP7 is required for maintaining self-renewal and multipotency in cultured hBMSCs. Targeting USP7 might be a novel strategy to preserve the self-renewal capacity of hBMSCs intended for stem cell therapy.

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