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Myc and Dnmt1 impede the pluripotent to totipotent state transition in embryonic stem cell [Drop-seq]

Organism Icon Mus musculus
Sample Icon 4 Downloadable Samples
Technology Badge IconIllumina HiSeq 2500

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Totipotency is defined as the ability of a cell to generate all the cell types of an organism, including those of the extraembryonic tissues. Unlike pluripotency, the molecular features and the establishment of totipotency are poorly understood. In mouse embryonic stem cell (ESC) culture, a small percentage of cells transits into a totipotent state by expressing a group of genes that are only expressed in 2-cell-stage embryos. To understand how this transition takes place, we performed single cell RNA-seq analysis which revealed a two-step transcriptional reprogramming process characterized by downregulation of pluripotent genes in the first step and upregulation of the 2-cell embryo-specific genes in the second step. To identify factors controlling the transition process, we performed a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genetic screen which revealed Myc and Dnmt1 as two factors preventing the transition. Mechanistic studies demonstrate that Myc prevents down-regulation of the genes in the first step, while Dnmt1 impedes gene activation in the second step. Collectively, our study reveals insights into the mechanism underlying establishment and regulation of totipotent state in ESCs. Overall design: Here we performed bulk RNA-seq on ESC, D1 2C-negative, and D1 2C-positive cells. And performed single cell RNA-seq on Dux-induced ESC at 0h, 12h, 24h, and 36h. In addition, we performed bulk RNA-seq on sgGFP, sgDnmt1, sgMyc ESCs before and after Dux induction. Last, we performed RRBS on sgGFP and sgDnmt1 ESCs before and after Dux induction.
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