2011
Differential Recruitment of Methyl CpG‐Binding Domain Factors and DNA Methyltransferases by the Orphan Receptor Germ Cell Nuclear Factor Initiates the Repression and Silencing of Oct4
Gu P, Xu X, Le Menuet D, Chung A, Cooney AJ. Differential Recruitment of Methyl CpG‐Binding Domain Factors and DNA Methyltransferases by the Orphan Receptor Germ Cell Nuclear Factor Initiates the Repression and Silencing of Oct4. Stem Cells 2011, 29: 1041-1051. PMID: 21608077, PMCID: PMC3468724, DOI: 10.1002/stem.652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCpG IslandsDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationDNA Methyltransferase 3ADNA-Binding ProteinsEmbryonic Stem CellsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockdown TechniquesMiceMolecular Sequence DataNuclear Receptor Subfamily 6, Group A, Member 1Octamer Transcription Factor-3Promoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingTranscription FactorsConceptsGerm cell nuclear factorEmbryonic stem cellsOct4 promoterDNA methylationDNA methyltransferasesRepressive functionEpigenetic modificationsTranscription factorsProximal promoterDifferentiation of ESCsWild-type embryonic stem cellsDe novo DnmtsGene-specific repressionKey transcription factorDifferential recruitmentNuclear factorGCNF bindsESC differentiationPluripotency genesOct4 geneSomatic cellsMethyl-CpGCis elementsMBD3Gene expression
2008
Nanog and Oct4 associate with unique transcriptional repression complexes in embryonic stem cells
Liang J, Wan M, Zhang Y, Gu P, Xin H, Jung SY, Qin J, Wong J, Cooney AJ, Liu D, Songyang Z. Nanog and Oct4 associate with unique transcriptional repression complexes in embryonic stem cells. Nature Cell Biology 2008, 10: 731-739. PMID: 18454139, DOI: 10.1038/ncb1736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsES cell fateRepression complexMouse ES cellsCell fateTranscription factorsES cellsTranscriptional repression complexES cell differentiationEssential transcription factorEmbryonic stem cellsSub-stoichiometric levelsHistone deacetylase activityNuRD complexRepressor complexEndogenous NanogProtein complexesGene transcriptionTarget genesDeacetylase activityNanogNuRDGenesStem cellsCellsComplexes
2005
Orphan Nuclear Receptor GCNF Is Required for the Repression of Pluripotency Genes during Retinoic Acid-Induced Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation
Gu P, LeMenuet D, Chung A, Mancini M, Wheeler DA, Cooney AJ. Orphan Nuclear Receptor GCNF Is Required for the Repression of Pluripotency Genes during Retinoic Acid-Induced Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2005, 25: 8507-8519. PMID: 16166633, PMCID: PMC1265758, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.19.8507-8519.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternCell DifferentiationCell LineCell NucleusChromatin ImmunoprecipitationDNA-Binding ProteinsDown-RegulationEmbryo, MammalianFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor 4GenotypeHomeodomain ProteinsIn Situ HybridizationMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, GeneticNanog Homeobox ProteinNuclear Receptor Subfamily 6, Group A, Member 1Octamer Transcription Factor-3PhenotypePlasmidsProtein BindingReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearResponse ElementsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionSOXB1 Transcription FactorsStem CellsTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTretinoinConceptsLoss of repressionES cell differentiationPluripotency genesCell differentiationTranscription factorsEmbryonic developmentES cellsEmbryonic stem cell pluripotencyEmbryonic stem cell differentiationEarly mouse embryonic developmentStem cell pluripotencyMouse embryonic developmentPluripotency gene expressionEarly embryonic developmentInitiation of differentiationStem cell differentiationRetinoic acidCell pluripotencyNanog geneGenes Oct4Somatic cellsUndifferentiated stateGene expressionGCNFRepressionOrphan Nuclear Receptor LRH-1 Is Required To Maintain Oct4 Expression at the Epiblast Stage of Embryonic Development
Gu P, Goodwin B, Chung A, Xu X, Wheeler DA, Price RR, Galardi C, Peng L, Latour AM, Koller BH, Gossen J, Kliewer SA, Cooney AJ. Orphan Nuclear Receptor LRH-1 Is Required To Maintain Oct4 Expression at the Epiblast Stage of Embryonic Development. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2005, 25: 3492-3505. PMID: 15831456, PMCID: PMC1084298, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.9.3492-3505.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlastocystCell DifferentiationDNA-Binding ProteinsDown-RegulationEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene SilencingGenes, LethalMiceOctamer Transcription Factor-3Receptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearResponse ElementsStem CellsTranscription FactorsUp-RegulationConceptsInner cell massEpiblast stageES cellsOct4 expressionOrphan nuclear receptor LRH-1Embryonic developmentLRH-1Proximal enhancerCell lineagesNuclear receptor LRH-1Developmental stagesGerm cell lineagePluripotent cell lineageDifferentiation time pointsEmbryonic stem cellsReporter gene expressionEssential roleUndifferentiated ES cellsCell massSF-1 response elementExpression of Oct4Early developmental stagesOct4 geneDistal enhancerProximal promoter