α-Kleisin subunit of cohesin preserves the genome integrity of embryonic stem cellsopen accessα-Kleisin subunit of cohesin preserves the genome integrity of embryonic stem cells
- Authors
- Yoon, Seobin; Choi, Eui-Hwan; Park, Seo Jung; Kim, Keun Pil
- Issue Date
- Feb-2023
- Publisher
- NLM (Medline)
- Keywords
- α-kleisin; Cohesin; Embryonic stem cells; Genomic integrity
- Citation
- BMB reports, v.56, no.2, pp 108 - 113
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- BMB reports
- Volume
- 56
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 108
- End Page
- 113
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/66532
- DOI
- 10.5483/BMBRep.2022-0106
- ISSN
- 1976-6696
1976-670X
- Abstract
- Cohesin is a ring-shaped protein complex that comprises the SMC1, SMC3, and α-kleisin proteins, STAG1/2/3 subunits, and auxiliary factors. Cohesin participates in chromatin remodeling, chromosome segregation, DNA replication, and gene expression regulation during the cell cycle. Mitosis-specific α-kleisin factor RAD21 and meiosis-specific α-kleisin factor REC8 are expressed in embryonic stem cells (ESCs) to maintain pluripotency. Here, we demonstrated that RAD21 and REC8 were involved in maintaining genomic stability and modulating chromatin modification in murine ESCs. When the kleisin subunits were depleted, DNA repair genes were downregulated, thereby reducing cell viability and causing replication protein A (RPA) accumulation. This finding suggested that the repair of exposed single-stranded DNA was inefficient. Furthermore, the depletion of kleisin subunits induced DNA hypermethylation by upregulating DNA methylation proteins. Thus, we proposed that the cohesin complex plays two distinct roles in chromatin remodeling and genomic integrity to ensure the maintenance of pluripotency in ESCs. [BMB Reports 2023; 56(2): 108-113].
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