2019, Volume 6, Issue 1
Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering >> 2019, Volume 6, Issue 1 doi: 10.15302/J-FASE-2017180
SALL4 maintains self-renewal of porcine pluripotent stem cells through downregulation of OTX2
Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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Abstract
Sall4 as one of the spalt family members contains several alternative splicing variants, which are differentially expressed and has a key role in maintaining pluripotent stem cells. However, the molecular features and function of SALL4 have not been well elucidated in porcine induced pluripotent stem cells (piPSCs). In this study, we identified splice variants and found two splicing variants through analysis of the porcine transcriptome data derived from piPSCs. SALL4A was only detected in piPSCs but SALL4B was globally expressed in porcine tissues and piPSCs. The level of SALL4B was significantly reduced when piPSCs differentiation occurred, however, the expression of SALL4A was not affected, indicating that SALL4B may be essential for the maintenance of piPSCs self-renewal. Overexpression of SALL4A and SALL4B in PEF cells could significantly stimulated expression of endogenous pluripotent genes, when SALL4B significantly promoted OCT4 expression. Conversely, SALL4A significantly promoted KLF4 expression. Additionally, both SALL4A and SALL4B could repress promoter activity in a dose-dependent manner. Conversely, OTX2 also negatively regulated SALL4 expression. These observations indicate that a negative feedback regulatory mechanism may exist between SALL4 and OTX2, which is useful for the maintenance of the self-renewal of piPSCs.
Keywords
OTX2 ; pluripotency ; pig ; SALL4 ; transcription regulation
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