Nature Communications (Mar 2019)

The molecular logic of Nanog-induced self-renewal in mouse embryonic stem cells

  • Victor Heurtier,
  • Nick Owens,
  • Inma Gonzalez,
  • Florian Mueller,
  • Caroline Proux,
  • Damien Mornico,
  • Philippe Clerc,
  • Agnes Dubois,
  • Pablo Navarro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09041-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Transcription factor (TF) networks are essential for the molecular identity of each cell type. Here, the authors show that TF Nanog utilises multiple molecular strategies to enhance embryonic stem cell self-renewal, which include regulation of chromatin accessibility in the presence of LIF or maintenance of H3K27me3 at developmental regulators in its absence.