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IUBMB LIFE
Volume 70, Issue 2, Pages 129-142Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/iub.1711
Keywords
heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1); nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like factor 2 (Nrf2); reprogramming; p53; cardiomyocyte; induced pluripotent stem cells; embryonic stem cells; CRISPR; Cas-9; microRNA; miR-34a
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- HARMONIA - National Science Centre [2014/14/M/NZ1/00010]
- MAESTRO - National Science Centre [2012/06/A/NZ1/00004]
- PRELUDIUM - National Science Centre [2013/11/N/NZ1/02399]
- VENTURES programme - Foundation for Polish Science [2011-8/8]
- STRATEGMED grant - National Centre for Research and Development [STRATEGMED2/269415/11/NCBR/2015]
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education
- Tokiwa-Bio. Inc.
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Cellular stress can influence efficiency of iPSCs generation and their differentiation. However, the role of intracellular cytoprotective factors in these processes is still not well known. Therefore, we investigated the effect of HO-1 (Hmox1) or Nrf2 (Nfe2l2), two major cytoprotective genes. Hmox1(-/-) fibroblasts demonstrated decreased reprogramming efficiency in comparison to Hmox1(+/+) cells. Reversely, pharmacological enhancement of HO-1 resulted in higher number of iPSCs colonies. Importantly, elevated level of both p53 and p53-regulated miR-34a and 14-3-3 sigma was observed in HO-1-deficient fibroblasts whereas downregulation of p53 in these cells markedly increased their reprogramming efficiency. In human fibroblasts HO-1 silencing also induced p53 expression and affected reprogramming outcome. Hmox1(+/+) and Hmox1(-/-) iPSCs similarly differentiated in vitro to cells originating from three germ layers, however, lower number of contracting cells was observed during this process in HO-1-deficient cells indicating attenuated cardiac differentiation. Importantly, silencing of Hmox1 in murine ESC using CRISPR/Cas-9 editing also impaired their spontaneous cardiac differentiation. Decreased reprogramming efficiency was also observed in Nrf2-lacking fibroblasts. Reversely, sulforaphane, a Nrf2 activator, increased the number of iPSCs colonies. However, both Nfe2l2(+/+) and Nfe2l2(-/-) iPSCs showed similar pluripotency and differentiation capacity. These results indicate that regulation of HO-1 expression can further optimize generation and cardiac differentiation of iPSCs. (c) 2018 IUBMB Life, 70(2):129-142, 2018
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