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. 2006 Apr;38(4):431-40.
doi: 10.1038/ng1760. Epub 2006 Mar 5.

The Oct4 and Nanog transcription network regulates pluripotency in mouse embryonic stem cells

Yuin-Han Loh  1 , Qiang Wu, Joon-Lin Chew, Vinsensius B Vega, Weiwei Zhang, Xi Chen, Guillaume Bourque, Joshy George, Bernard Leong, Jun Liu, Kee-Yew Wong, Ken W Sung, Charlie W H Lee, Xiao-Dong Zhao, Kuo-Ping Chiu, Leonard Lipovich, Vladimir A Kuznetsov, Paul Robson, Lawrence W Stanton, Chia-Lin Wei, Yijun Ruan, Bing Lim, Huck-Hui Ng
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The Oct4 and Nanog transcription network regulates pluripotency in mouse embryonic stem cells

Yuin-Han Loh et al. Nat Genet. 2006 Apr.

Abstract

Oct4 and Nanog are transcription factors required to maintain the pluripotency and self-renewal of embryonic stem (ES) cells. Using the chromatin immunoprecipitation paired-end ditags method, we mapped the binding sites of these factors in the mouse ES cell genome. We identified 1,083 and 3,006 high-confidence binding sites for Oct4 and Nanog, respectively. Comparative location analyses indicated that Oct4 and Nanog overlap substantially in their targets, and they are bound to genes in different configurations. Using de novo motif discovery algorithms, we defined the cis-acting elements mediating their respective binding to genomic sites. By integrating RNA interference-mediated depletion of Oct4 and Nanog with microarray expression profiling, we demonstrated that these factors can activate or suppress transcription. We further showed that common core downstream targets are important to keep ES cells from differentiating. The emerging picture is one in which Oct4 and Nanog control a cascade of pathways that are intricately connected to govern pluripotency, self-renewal, genome surveillance and cell fate determination.

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