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Title: | Mthfd2 Modulates Mitochondrial Function and DNA Repair to Maintain the Pluripotency of Mouse Stem Cells | Authors: | Yue, L. Pei, Y. Zhong, L. Yang, H. Wang, Y. Zhang, W. Chen, N. Zhu, Q. Gao, J. Zhi, M. Wen, B. Zhang, S. Xiang, J. Wei, Q. Liang, H. Cao, S. Lou, H. Chen, Z. Han, J. |
Keywords: | DNA repair mitochondrial dysfunction Mthfd2 pluripotency pluripotent stem cells |
Issue Date: | 11-Aug-2020 | Publisher: | Cell Press | Citation: | Yue, L., Pei, Y., Zhong, L., Yang, H., Wang, Y., Zhang, W., Chen, N., Zhu, Q., Gao, J., Zhi, M., Wen, B., Zhang, S., Xiang, J., Wei, Q., Liang, H., Cao, S., Lou, H., Chen, Z., Han, J. (2020-08-11). Mthfd2 Modulates Mitochondrial Function and DNA Repair to Maintain the Pluripotency of Mouse Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reports 15 (2) : 529-545. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stemcr.2020.06.018 | Rights: | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | Abstract: | The pluripotency of stem cells determines their developmental potential. While the pluripotency states of pluripotent stem cells are variable and interconvertible, the mechanisms underlying the acquisition and maintenance of pluripotency remain largely elusive. Here, we identified that methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NAD+-dependent), methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase (Mthfd2) plays an essential role in maintaining embryonic stem cell pluripotency and promoting complete reprogramming of induced pluripotent stem cells. Mechanistically, in mitochondria, Mthfd2 maintains the integrity of the mitochondrial respiratory chain and prevents mitochondrial dysfunction. In the nucleus, Mthfd2 stabilizes the phosphorylation of EXO1 to support DNA end resection and promote homologous recombination repair. Our results revealed that Mthfd2 is a dual-function factor in determining the pluripotency of pluripotent stem cells through both mitochondrial and nuclear pathways, ultimately ensuring safe application of pluripotent stem cells. In this article, Han and colleagues show that Mthfd2 is a powerful bifunctional regulator for pluripotency of pluripotent stem cells. Mechanistically, in mitochondria, Mthfd2 maintains the integrity of the mitochondrial respiratory chain and prevents mitochondrial dysfunction. In the nucleus, Mthfd2 stabilizes the phosphorylation of EXO1 to support DNA end resection and promote homologous recombination repair. © 2020 The Authors | Source Title: | Stem Cell Reports | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/198765 | ISSN: | 22136711 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.stemcr.2020.06.018 | Rights: | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International |
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