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  1. Article ; Online: Maintaining Transcriptional Specificity Through Mitosis.

    Ito, Kenji / Zaret, Kenneth S

    Annual review of genomics and human genetics

    2022  Volume 23, Page(s) 53–71

    Abstract: Virtually all cell types have the same DNA, yet each type exhibits its own cell-specific pattern of gene expression. During the brief period of mitosis, the chromosomes exhibit changes in protein composition and modifications, a marked condensation, and ... ...

    Abstract Virtually all cell types have the same DNA, yet each type exhibits its own cell-specific pattern of gene expression. During the brief period of mitosis, the chromosomes exhibit changes in protein composition and modifications, a marked condensation, and a consequent reduction in transcription. Yet as cells exit mitosis, they reactivate their cell-specific programs with high fidelity. Initially, the field focused on the subset of transcription factors that are selectively retained in, and hence bookmark, chromatin in mitosis. However, recent studies show that many transcription factors can be retained in mitotic chromatin and that, surprisingly, such retention can be due to nonspecific chromatin binding. Here, we review the latest studies focusing on low-level transcription via promoters, rather than enhancers, as contributing to mitotic memory, as well as new insights into chromosome structure dynamics, histone modifications, cell cycle signaling, and nuclear envelope proteins that together ensure the fidelity of gene expression through a round of mitosis.
    MeSH term(s) Chromatin/genetics ; Chromosomes/genetics ; Histone Code ; Humans ; Mitosis/genetics ; Transcription Factors/genetics
    Chemical Substances Chromatin ; Transcription Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2037670-4
    ISSN 1545-293X ; 1527-8204
    ISSN (online) 1545-293X
    ISSN 1527-8204
    DOI 10.1146/annurev-genom-121321-094603
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  2. Article ; Online: Cellular reprogramming in vivo initiated by SOX4 pioneer factor activity.

    Katsuda, Takeshi / Sussman, Jonathan H / Ito, Kenji / Katznelson, Andrew / Yuan, Salina / Takenaka, Naomi / Li, Jinyang / Merrell, Allyson J / Cure, Hector / Li, Qinglan / Rasool, Reyaz Ur / Asangani, Irfan A / Zaret, Kenneth S / Stanger, Ben Z

    Nature communications

    2024  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 1761

    Abstract: Tissue damage elicits cell fate switching through a process called metaplasia, but how the starting cell fate is silenced and the new cell fate is activated has not been investigated in animals. In cell culture, pioneer transcription factors mediate " ... ...

    Abstract Tissue damage elicits cell fate switching through a process called metaplasia, but how the starting cell fate is silenced and the new cell fate is activated has not been investigated in animals. In cell culture, pioneer transcription factors mediate "reprogramming" by opening new chromatin sites for expression that can attract transcription factors from the starting cell's enhancers. Here we report that SOX4 is sufficient to initiate hepatobiliary metaplasia in the adult mouse liver, closely mimicking metaplasia initiated by toxic damage to the liver. In lineage-traced cells, we assessed the timing of SOX4-mediated opening of enhancer chromatin versus enhancer decommissioning. Initially, SOX4 directly binds to and closes hepatocyte regulatory sequences via an overlapping motif with HNF4A, a hepatocyte master regulatory transcription factor. Subsequently, SOX4 exerts pioneer factor activity to open biliary regulatory sequences. The results delineate a hierarchy by which gene networks become reprogrammed under physiological conditions, providing deeper insight into the basis for cell fate transitions in animals.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Mice ; Cell Differentiation/genetics ; Cellular Reprogramming/genetics ; Chromatin ; Metaplasia ; Transcription Factors/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Chromatin ; Transcription Factors ; Sox4 protein, mouse
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-45939-z
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  3. Article: Physiological reprogramming

    Katsuda, Takeshi / Sussman, Jonathan / Ito, Kenji / Katznelson, Andrew / Yuan, Salina / Li, Jinyang / Merrell, Allyson J / Takenaka, Naomi / Cure, Hector / Li, Qinglan / Rasool, Reyaz Ur / Asangani, Irfan A / Zaret, Kenneth S / Stanger, Ben Z

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

    2023  

    Abstract: Tissue damage elicits cell fate switching through a process called metaplasia, but how the starting cell fate is silenced and the new cell fate is activated has not been investigated in animals. In cell culture, pioneer transcription factors mediate " ... ...

    Abstract Tissue damage elicits cell fate switching through a process called metaplasia, but how the starting cell fate is silenced and the new cell fate is activated has not been investigated in animals. In cell culture, pioneer transcription factors mediate "reprogramming" by opening new chromatin sites for expression that can attract transcription factors from the starting cell's enhancers. Here we report that Sox4 is sufficient to initiate hepatobiliary metaplasia in the adult liver. In lineage-traced cells, we assessed the timing of Sox4-mediated opening of enhancer chromatin versus enhancer decommissioning. Initially, Sox4 directly binds to and closes hepatocyte regulatory sequences via a motif it overlaps with Hnf4a, a hepatocyte master regulator. Subsequently, Sox4 exerts pioneer factor activity to open biliary regulatory sequences. The results delineate a hierarchy by which gene networks become reprogrammed under physiological conditions, providing deeper insight into the basis for cell fate transitions in animals.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2023.02.14.528556
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  4. Article ; Online: Mentorship in Science: Response to AlShebli et al., Nature Communications 2020.

    Mummery, Christine / Little, Melissa / Lin, Haifan / Clark, Amander / Zaret, Ken / Srivastava, Deepak / Fuchs, Elaine / Watt, Fiona / Temple, Sally

    Stem cell reports

    2021  Volume 16, Issue 1, Page(s) 1–2

    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2720528-9
    ISSN 2213-6711 ; 2213-6711
    ISSN (online) 2213-6711
    ISSN 2213-6711
    DOI 10.1016/j.stemcr.2020.12.016
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  5. Article ; Online: Understanding impediments to cellular conversion to pluripotency by assessing the earliest events in ectopic transcription factor binding to the genome.

    Soufi, Abdenour / Zaret, Kenneth S

    Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.)

    2013  Volume 12, Issue 10, Page(s) 1487–1491

    Abstract: ... that reported in ES and iPS cells, distal enhancer sites in closed chromatin dominate the initial O, S, K and M ... binding distribution, showing that promoter occupancy is a later event in reprogramming. O, S and K act ... as pioneer factors for c-Myc, and c-Myc enhances the engagement of O, S and K. Despite the ability of OSKM ...

    Abstract In all known cases of transcription factor (TF)-based reprogramming, the process is relatively slow and inefficient. For example, it takes about a month for the ectopic expression of the transcription factors Oct4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc (OSKM) to fully reprogram human somatic cells to pluripotency. Furthermore, recent studies indicate that there is an initial stochastic phase, whereby random cells in the converting population begin to express a few genes of the new fate, followed by a so-called deterministic phase, whereby activation of a network for the new fate leads to homogeneous changes in gene expression patterns within a subset of the cell population. We recently mapped the initial interactions between OSKM factors and the human genome during the first 48 h of human fibroblast conversion to pluripotency. Unlike that reported in ES and iPS cells, distal enhancer sites in closed chromatin dominate the initial O, S, K and M binding distribution, showing that promoter occupancy is a later event in reprogramming. O, S and K act as pioneer factors for c-Myc, and c-Myc enhances the engagement of O, S and K. Despite the ability of OSKM to access closed chromatin, megabase-scale chromatin regions in somatic cells, referred to as "differentially bound regions" (DBRs), are remarkably refractory to OSKM binding at 48 h, though they become bound in pluripotent cells. These DBRs are highly enriched for the repressive H3K9me3 mark and span genes at the top of the deterministic hierarchy. Transient knockdown of the relevant chromatin modifiers allows access of OSKM to DBRs and a more rapid and efficient conversion to pluripotency. Thus, overcoming DBR barriers helps explain the conversion from a stochastic to a deterministic phase of transcription factor-mediated cell type conversion.
    MeSH term(s) Cell Lineage ; Cellular Reprogramming ; Embryonic Stem Cells/cytology ; Genome ; Heterochromatin/metabolism ; Humans ; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells/cytology ; Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors/genetics ; Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors/metabolism ; Octamer Transcription Factor-3/genetics ; Octamer Transcription Factor-3/metabolism ; Protein Binding ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/metabolism ; SOXB1 Transcription Factors/genetics ; SOXB1 Transcription Factors/metabolism ; Transcription Factors/genetics ; Transcription Factors/metabolism
    Chemical Substances GKLF protein ; Heterochromatin ; Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors ; Octamer Transcription Factor-3 ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc ; SOXB1 Transcription Factors ; Transcription Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-04-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2146183-1
    ISSN 1551-4005 ; 1538-4101 ; 1554-8627
    ISSN (online) 1551-4005
    ISSN 1538-4101 ; 1554-8627
    DOI 10.4161/cc.24663
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  6. Article ; Online: Carm1-arginine methylation of the transcription factor C/EBPα regulates transdifferentiation velocity.

    Torcal Garcia, Guillem / Kowenz-Leutz, Elisabeth / Tian, Tian V / Klonizakis, Antonis / Lerner, Jonathan / De Andres-Aguayo, Luisa / Sapozhnikova, Valeriia / Berenguer, Clara / Carmona, Marcos Plana / Casadesus, Maria Vila / Bulteau, Romain / Francesconi, Mirko / Peiro, Sandra / Mertins, Philipp / Zaret, Kenneth / Leutz, Achim / Graf, Thomas

    eLife

    2023  Volume 12

    Abstract: Here, we describe how the speed of C/EBPα-induced B cell to macrophage transdifferentiation (BMT) can be regulated, using both mouse and human models. The identification of a mutant of C/EBPα (C/ ... ...

    Abstract Here, we describe how the speed of C/EBPα-induced B cell to macrophage transdifferentiation (BMT) can be regulated, using both mouse and human models. The identification of a mutant of C/EBPα (C/EBPα
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Mice ; CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-alpha/genetics ; CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-alpha/metabolism ; Cell Differentiation/genetics ; Cell Transdifferentiation ; Chromatin ; Methylation ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism ; Trans-Activators/genetics ; Trans-Activators/metabolism
    Chemical Substances CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-alpha ; Chromatin ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins ; Trans-Activators ; coactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (EC 2.1.1.319) ; CEBPA protein, human
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2687154-3
    ISSN 2050-084X ; 2050-084X
    ISSN (online) 2050-084X
    ISSN 2050-084X
    DOI 10.7554/eLife.83951
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  7. Article ; Online: A LAMP sequencing approach for high-throughput co-detection of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus in human saliva.

    Warneford-Thomson, Robert / Shah, Parisha P / Lundgren, Patrick / Lerner, Jonathan / Morgan, Jason / Davila, Antonio / Abella, Benjamin S / Zaret, Kenneth / Schug, Jonathan / Jain, Rajan / Thaiss, Christoph A / Bonasio, Roberto

    eLife

    2022  Volume 11

    Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent need for rapid, effective, and low-cost SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing. Here, we describe COV-ID, an approach that combines RT-LAMP with deep sequencing to detect SARS-CoV-2 in unprocessed human saliva with a ... ...

    Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent need for rapid, effective, and low-cost SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing. Here, we describe COV-ID, an approach that combines RT-LAMP with deep sequencing to detect SARS-CoV-2 in unprocessed human saliva with a low limit of detection (5-10 virions). Based on a multi-dimensional barcoding strategy, COV-ID can be used to test thousands of samples overnight in a single sequencing run with limited labor and laboratory equipment. The sequencing-based readout allows COV-ID to detect multiple amplicons simultaneously, including key controls such as host transcripts and artificial spike-ins, as well as multiple pathogens. Here, we demonstrate this flexibility by simultaneous detection of 4 amplicons in contrived saliva samples: SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, human
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19/diagnosis ; Humans ; Orthomyxoviridae ; Pandemics ; RNA, Viral/analysis ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics ; Saliva ; Sensitivity and Specificity
    Chemical Substances RNA, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2687154-3
    ISSN 2050-084X ; 2050-084X
    ISSN (online) 2050-084X
    ISSN 2050-084X
    DOI 10.7554/eLife.69949
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  8. Article: Hepatocyte differentiation: from the endoderm and beyond.

    Zaret, K S

    Current opinion in genetics & development

    2001  Volume 11, Issue 5, Page(s) 568–574

    Abstract: Hepatocytes differentiate from the endoderm during embryonic development. Recent studies show, however, that hepatocytes can also be derived from rare cells that reside in the pancreas, bone marrow, and brain. Indeed, the latest discoveries indicate that ...

    Abstract Hepatocytes differentiate from the endoderm during embryonic development. Recent studies show, however, that hepatocytes can also be derived from rare cells that reside in the pancreas, bone marrow, and brain. Indeed, the latest discoveries indicate that embryonic hepatocytes normally arise by diversion of an endodermal cell population that would otherwise default to a pancreatic fate. Convergent FGF and BMP signals from distinct mesodermal cell types control this transition. Molecular signals that govern the differentiation of hepatocytes from non-endodermal cells and the role of such cells in normal liver physiology remain to be discovered.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Differentiation ; Cell Lineage ; Endoderm/cytology ; Endoderm/metabolism ; Hematopoietic Stem Cells/cytology ; Hepatocytes/cytology ; Hepatocytes/metabolism ; Humans ; Liver/cytology ; Liver/embryology ; Mesoderm/cytology ; Mesoderm/metabolism ; Neurons/cytology ; Pancreas/cytology ; Signal Transduction ; Stem Cells/cytology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2001-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1077312-5
    ISSN 1879-0380 ; 0959-437X
    ISSN (online) 1879-0380
    ISSN 0959-437X
    DOI 10.1016/s0959-437x(00)00234-3
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  9. Article: Liver specification and early morphogenesis.

    Zaret, K S

    Mechanisms of development

    2000  Volume 92, Issue 1, Page(s) 83–88

    Abstract: The classically defined induction of the liver from the endoderm, elicited by the cardiac mesoderm, has recently been discovered to involve signaling by fibroblast growth factors (FGFs). Multiple FGFs induce hepatic gene expression independent of an ... ...

    Abstract The classically defined induction of the liver from the endoderm, elicited by the cardiac mesoderm, has recently been discovered to involve signaling by fibroblast growth factors (FGFs). Multiple FGFs induce hepatic gene expression independent of an effect on growth. A subset of these FGFs cooperates with other factors to promote morphogenesis of the newly specified hepatocytes. Subsequent to the formation of the liver bud, distinct mesenchymal signals and hepatic response pathways stimulate further growth and differentiation of the hepatic parenchymal cells and prevent apoptosis. The initial stages of hepatogenesis are therefore beginning to be understood, and serve as a paradigm for the development of other tissues from the endoderm.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Apoptosis ; Endoderm ; Fibroblast Growth Factors/physiology ; Liver/embryology ; Mice ; Mice, Knockout ; Models, Biological ; Morphogenesis ; Neovascularization, Physiologic ; Pancreas/embryology ; Signal Transduction
    Chemical Substances Fibroblast Growth Factors (62031-54-3)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2000-03-15
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1055986-3
    ISSN 1872-6356 ; 0925-4773
    ISSN (online) 1872-6356
    ISSN 0925-4773
    DOI 10.1016/s0925-4773(99)00326-3
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  10. Article: In vivo analysis of chromatin structure.

    Zaret, K S

    Methods in enzymology

    1999  Volume 304, Page(s) 612–626

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Membrane Permeability ; Cell Nucleus/ultrastructure ; Chromatin/genetics ; Chromatin/ultrastructure ; Cross-Linking Reagents ; DNA/chemistry ; DNA/isolation & purification ; Deoxyribonuclease I ; Indicators and Reagents ; Nucleosomes/genetics ; Nucleosomes/ultrastructure ; Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods ; Potassium Permanganate ; Restriction Mapping/methods ; Sulfuric Acid Esters ; Ultraviolet Rays
    Chemical Substances Chromatin ; Cross-Linking Reagents ; Indicators and Reagents ; Nucleosomes ; Sulfuric Acid Esters ; Potassium Permanganate (00OT1QX5U4) ; DNA (9007-49-2) ; Deoxyribonuclease I (EC 3.1.21.1) ; dimethyl sulfate (JW5CW40Z50)
    Language English
    Publishing date 1999
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ISSN 0076-6879
    ISSN 0076-6879
    DOI 10.1016/s0076-6879(99)04036-7
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