中国组织工程研究 ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (36): 5412-5418.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.36.014

• 干细胞培养与分化 stem cell culture and differentiation • 上一篇    下一篇

CARM1维持羊水干细胞干性的机制

吴  静1,赵利华2   

  1. 上海市儿童医院,上海交通大学附属儿童医院,1中心实验室,2骨科,上海市  200040
  • 修回日期:2016-07-05 出版日期:2016-09-02 发布日期:2016-09-02
  • 作者简介:吴静,女,1985年生,吉林省扶余县人,汉族,2011年华东师范大学毕业,硕士,实习研究员,主要从事表观遗传和干细胞研究。
  • 基金资助:

    上海市卫生局青年科研项目(20124y0700);国家自然科学基金青年项目(81401763)

CARM1 is required to maintain stemness of amniotic fluid-derived stem cells

Wu Jing1, Zhao Li-hua2   

  1. 1Central Laboratory, 2Department of Orthopedics, Children’s Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200040, China
  • Revised:2016-07-05 Online:2016-09-02 Published:2016-09-02
  • About author:Wu Jing, Master, Central Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200040, China
  • Supported by:

    the Young Scientific Research Project of Shanghai Health Department, No. 20124y0700; the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81401763

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文题释义:
羊水干细胞:
羊水细胞是由多种来源细胞组成的异质细胞群,包括来源于胎儿表皮、呼吸道、消化道和泌尿道等体腔、管道的脱落细胞和羊膜脱落细胞。近年来研究发现,羊水中含有具多向分化潜能的干细胞,称之为羊水干细胞。目前对于羊水干细胞的自身特征和分子机制的研究非常有限,制约了其向临床应用的进一步转化。
CARM1:作为一种蛋白精氨酸甲基转移酶,CARM1可催化一系列组蛋白和非组蛋白精氨酸残基的甲基化修饰,进而影响一系列生物功能的发生。甲基转移酶活性在调控基因转录过程中起着非常重要的作用。据报道,CARM1介导的组蛋白H3R17和H3R26的精氨酸甲基化修饰,在胚胎干细胞干性的维持上起着非常重要的作用。然而,CARM1在其他成体干细胞,尤其是羊水干细胞干性维持中的作用机制目前仍然不甚明了。

 

摘要
背景:
研究表明,CARM1催化的组蛋白H3R17/R26的甲基化修饰对于胚胎干细胞干性的维持起着非常重要的作用,但其在羊水干细胞干性维持中的作用及机制目前尚不明确。
目的:初步探讨CARM1在维持羊水干细胞干性中的作用及其分子机制。
方法:分离、培养人妊娠晚期羊水干细胞,RT-PCR鉴定干细胞标志物及CARM1基因的表达。利用CARM1的两条shRNA慢病毒表达载体,沉默羊水干细胞中CARM1基因的表达。RT-qPCR检测CARM1基因的表达沉默效率,Western blot检测组蛋白H3R17的甲基化水平。RT-qPCR检测干细胞标志物OCT4,SOX2和NANOG基因的表达水平。
结果与结论:①人妊娠晚期羊水干细胞能够表达干细胞标志物,包括OCT4、SOX2、Nanog和KLF4,并表达CARM1基因;②CARM1的两条shRNA均能够有效沉默CARM1基因的表达;③CARM1表达沉默后,羊水干细胞中组蛋白H3R17的甲基化水平降低,OCT4和SOX2的表达也降低,而NANOG的表达没有发生变化;④结果表明,CARM1可能通过调控OCT4和SOX2基因的表达,进而起到维持羊水干细胞干性的作用。

 

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程
ORCID: 0000-0003-0647-8980(吴静)

关键词: 干细胞, 分化, 羊水干细胞, 妊娠晚期, CARM1, 慢病毒, shRNA, 表达沉默, OCT4, SOX2, H3R17甲基化, 干性, 国家自然科学基金

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that methylation modification using CARM1-catalyzed histone H3R17/R26 can maintain the stemness of embryonic stem cells. However, mechanism underlying CARM1 effect on the stemness of amniotic fluid-derived stem cells is still unclear.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the function and underlying molecular mechanism of CARM1 to maintain stemness in the amniotic fluid-derived stem cells.
METHODS: Amniotic fluid-derived stem cells from term pregnancy were isolated and cultured. RT-PCR was used to identify the stem cell mark and CARM1 gene expression. CARM1 expression in amniotic fluid-derived stem cells was knocked down by using two shRNA. RT-qPCR was used to detect the silencing efficiency, and western blot employed to examine the methylation level of Arginines 17 at N terminus of histone 3 (H3mR17). Moreover, the expression of embryonic stem cell markers, including OCT4, SOX2 and NANOG, were detected.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Amniotic fluid-derived stem cells from term pregnancy could express CARM1 and stem cell markers, including OCT4, SOX2, Nanog and KLF4. Both of the shRNAs could knock down the expression of CARM1 efficiently. When CARM1 was knocked down, the H3mR17 level was decreased and OCT4, SOX2 expression was also reduced, but NANOG expression had no change. All these indicate that CARM1 is required for amniotic fluid-derived stem cells to maintain stemness through regulating OCT4 and SOX2 expression.

 

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程

Key words: Stem Cells, Amniotic Fluid, Pregnancy Trimester, Third, Protein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases, Lentivirus Infections, Methylation, Tissue Engineering

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