Deterministic Somatic Cell Reprogramming Involves Continuous Transcriptional Changes Governed by Myc and Epigenetic-Driven Modules

Asaf Zviran, Nofar Mor, Yoach Rais, Hila Gingold, Shani Peles, Elad Chomsky, Sergey Viukov, Jason D. Buenrostro, Roberta Scognamiglio, Leehee Weinberger, Yair S. Manor, Vladislav Krupalnik, Mirie Zerbib, Hadas Hezroni, Diego Adhemar Jaitin, David Larastiaso, Shlomit Gilad, Sima Benjamin, Ohad Gafni, Awni MousaMuneef Ayyash, Daoud Sheban, Jonathan Bayerl, Alejandro Aguilera-Castrejon, Rada Massarwa, Itay Maza, Suhair Hanna, Yonatan Stelzer, Igor Ulitsky, William J. Greenleaf, Amos Tanay, Andreas Trumpp, Ido Amit, Yitzhak Pilpel, Noa Novershtern, Jacob H. Hanna

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Abstract

The epigenetic dynamics of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) reprogramming in correctly reprogrammed cells at high resolution and throughout the entire process remain largely undefined. Here, we characterize conversion of mouse fibroblasts into iPSCs using Gatad2a-Mbd3/NuRD-depleted and highly efficient reprogramming systems. Unbiased high-resolution profiling of dynamic changes in levels of gene expression, chromatin engagement, DNA accessibility, and DNA methylation were obtained. We identified two distinct and synergistic transcriptional modules that dominate successful reprogramming, which are associated with cell identity and biosynthetic genes. The pluripotency module is governed by dynamic alterations in epigenetic modifications to promoters and binding by Oct4, Sox2, and Klf4, but not Myc. Early DNA demethylation at certain enhancers prospectively marks cells fated to reprogram. Myc activity drives expression of the essential biosynthetic module and is associated with optimized changes in tRNA codon usage. Our functional validations highlight interweaved epigenetic- and Myc-governed essential reconfigurations that rapidly commission and propel deterministic reprogramming toward naive pluripotency.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)328-341.e9
Number of pages24
JournalCell Stem Cell
Volume24
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Feb 2019

Keywords

  • Gatad2a
  • Mbd3
  • Myc
  • NuRD
  • deterministic reprogramming
  • epigenetics
  • epigenomics
  • iPSC
  • pluripotency

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

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