期刊
STEM CELLS
卷 32, 期 2, 页码 377-390出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/stem.1557
关键词
Developmental biology; Epigenetics; Imprinting; Stem cell plasticity; Trophoblast; Extraembryonic lineages
资金
- Marie Curie ERG [224945]
- Institut Pasteur
- CNRS
- ANR
- Epigenome Network of Excellence
- Fondation Louis D. Institut de France
- ARC (Association pour la Recherche contre le Cancer)
Random epigenetic silencing of the X-chromosome in somatic tissues of female mammals equalizes the dosage of X-linked genes between the sexes. Unlike this form of X-inactivation that is essentially irreversible, the imprinted inactivation of the paternal X, which characterizes mouse extra-embryonic tissues, appears highly unstable in the trophoblast giant cells of the placenta. Here, we wished to determine whether such instability is already present in placental progenitor cells prior to differentiation toward lineage-specific cell types. To this end, we analyzed the behavior of a GFP transgene on the paternal X both in vivo and in trophoblast stem (TS) cells derived from the trophectoderm of XXGFP blastocysts. Using single-cell studies, we show that not only the GFP transgene but also a large number of endogenous genes on the paternal X are subject to orchestrated cycles of reactivation/de novo inactivation in placental progenitor cells. This reversal of silencing is associated with local losses of histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation extending over several adjacent genes and with the topological relocation of the hypomethylated loci outside of the nuclear compartment of the inactive X. The reactivated state is maintained through several cell divisions. Our study suggests that this type of metastable epigenetic states may underlie the plasticity of TS cells and predispose specific genes to relaxed regulation in specific subtypes of placental cells. Stem Cells2014;32:377-390
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