Reinforcement of STAT3 activity reprogrammes human embryonic stem cells to naive-like pluripotency.

TitleReinforcement of STAT3 activity reprogrammes human embryonic stem cells to naive-like pluripotency.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsChen, H, Aksoy, I, Gonnot, F, Osteil, P, Aubry, M, Hamela, C, Rognard, C, Hochard, A, Voisin, S, Fontaine, E, Mure, M, Afanassieff, M, Cleroux, E, Guibert, S, Chen, J, Vallot, C, Acloque, H, Genthon, C, Donnadieu, C, De Vos, J, Sanlaville, D, Guérin, J-F, Weber, M, Stanton, LW, Rougeulle, C, Pain, B, Bourillot, P-Y, Savatier, P
JournalNat Commun
Volume6
Pagination7095
Date Published2015
ISSN2041-1723
Abstract

Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF)/STAT3 signalling is a hallmark of naive pluripotency in rodent pluripotent stem cells (PSCs), whereas fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-2 and activin/nodal signalling is required to sustain self-renewal of human PSCs in a condition referred to as the primed state. It is unknown why LIF/STAT3 signalling alone fails to sustain pluripotency in human PSCs. Here we show that the forced expression of the hormone-dependent STAT3-ER (ER, ligand-binding domain of the human oestrogen receptor) in combination with 2i/LIF and tamoxifen allows human PSCs to escape from the primed state and enter a state characterized by the activation of STAT3 target genes and long-term self-renewal in FGF2- and feeder-free conditions. These cells acquire growth properties, a gene expression profile and an epigenetic landscape closer to those described in mouse naive PSCs. Together, these results show that temporarily increasing STAT3 activity is sufficient to reprogramme human PSCs to naive-like pluripotent cells.

DOI10.1038/ncomms8095
Alternate JournalNat Commun
PubMed ID25968054
cytogene