FACT sets a barrier for cell fate reprogramming in Caenorhabditis elegans and human cells

Kolundzic, E.; Ofenbauer, A.; Bulut, S.I.; Uyar, B.; Baytek, G.; Sommermeier, A.; Seelk, S.; He, M.; Hirsekorn, A.; Vucicevic, D.; Akalin, A.; Diecke, S.; Lacadie, S.A.; Tursun, B.

FACT sets a barrier for cell fate reprogramming in Caenorhabditis elegans and human cells

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Title:	FACT sets a barrier for cell fate reprogramming in Caenorhabditis elegans and human cells
Creators Name:	Kolundzic, E., Ofenbauer, A., Bulut, S.I., Uyar, B., Baytek, G., Sommermeier, A., Seelk, S., He, M., Hirsekorn, A., Vucicevic, D., Akalin, A., Diecke, S., Lacadie, S.A. and Tursun, B.
Abstract:	The chromatin regulator FACT (facilitates chromatin transcription) is essential for ensuring stable gene expression by promoting transcription. In a genetic screen using Caenorhabditis elegans, we identified that FACT maintains cell identities and acts as a barrier for transcription factor-mediated cell fate reprogramming. Strikingly, FACT's role as a barrier to cell fate conversion is conserved in humans as we show that FACT depletion enhances reprogramming of fibroblasts. Such activity is unexpected because FACT is known as a positive regulator of gene expression, and previously described reprogramming barriers typically repress gene expression. While FACT depletion in human fibroblasts results in decreased expression of many genes, a number of FACT-occupied genes, including reprogramming-promoting factors, show increased expression upon FACT depletion, suggesting a repressive function of FACT. Our findings identify FACT as a cellular reprogramming barrier in C. elegans and humans, revealing an evolutionarily conserved mechanism for cell fate protection.
Keywords:	Cell Fate Maintenance, Cell Fate Safeguarding, Reprogramming, Chromatin Remodeler, Facilitates Chromatin Transcription, FACT, Human Fibroblasts, Animals, Caenorhabditis elegans
Source:	Developmental Cell
ISSN:	1534-5807
Publisher:	Cell Press
Volume:	46
Number:	5
Page Range:	611-626
Date:	10 September 2018
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2018.07.006
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