Activin/nodal signaling and NANOG orchestrate human embryonic stem cell fate decisions by controlling the H3K4me3 chromatin mark

A Bertero, P Madrigal, A Galli, NC Hubner… - Genes & …, 2015 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Stem cells can self-renew and differentiate into multiple cell types. These characteristics are
maintained by the combination of specific signaling pathways and transcription factors that …

TGF-β family signaling in embryonic and somatic stem-cell renewal and differentiation

AC Mullen, JL Wrana - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2017 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Soon after the discovery of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), seminal work in vertebrate
and invertebrate models revealed the TGF-β family to be central regulators of tissue …

The histone H3 Lys 27 demethylase JMJD3 regulates gene expression by impacting transcriptional elongation

S Chen, J Ma, F Wu, L Xiong, H Ma, W Xu… - Genes & …, 2012 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The histone H3 Lys 27 (H3K27) demethylase JMJD3 has been shown to play important
roles in transcriptional regulation and cell differentiation. However, the mechanism …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis for genome wide recognition of 5-bp GC motifs by SMAD transcription factors

P Martin-Malpartida, M Batet, Z Kaczmarska… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Smad transcription factors activated by TGF-β or by BMP receptors form trimeric complexes
with Smad4 to target specific genes for cell fate regulation. The CAGAC motif has been …

[HTML][HTML] Coordinated genomic control of ciliogenesis and cell movement by RFX2

MI Chung, T Kwon, F Tu, ER Brooks, R Gupta, M Meyer… - Elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
The mechanisms linking systems-level programs of gene expression to discrete cell
biological processes in vivo remain poorly understood. In this study, we have defined such a …

[HTML][HTML] Long non-coding RNA GAS5 controls human embryonic stem cell self-renewal by maintaining NODAL signalling

C Xu, Y Zhang, Q Wang, Z Xu, J Jiang, Y Gao… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are known players in the regulatory circuitry of the self-
renewal in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). However, most hESC-specific lncRNAs …

Large-scale quality analysis of published ChIP-seq data

GK Marinov, A Kundaje, PJ Park… - G3: Genes, Genomes …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
ChIP-seq has become the primary method for identifying in vivo protein–DNA interactions on
a genome-wide scale, with nearly 800 publications involving the technique appearing in …

[HTML][HTML] Histone H3K27me3 demethylases KDM6A and KDM6B modulate definitive endoderm differentiation from human ESCs by regulating WNT signaling pathway

W Jiang, J Wang, Y Zhang - Cell research, 2013 - nature.com
Definitive endoderm differentiation is crucial for generating respiratory and gastrointestinal
organs including pancreas and liver. However, whether epigenetic regulation contributes to …

Activin and BMP4 synergistically promote formation of definitive endoderm in human embryonic stem cells

AKK Teo, Y Ali, KY Wong, H Chipperfield… - Stem Cells, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) herald tremendous promise for the production of
clinically useful cell types for the treatment of injury and disease. Numerous reports …

[HTML][HTML] SMADs and YAP compete to control elongation of β-catenin: LEF-1-recruited RNAPII during hESC differentiation

C Estarás, C Benner, KA Jones - Molecular cell, 2015 - cell.com
The Wnt3a/β-catenin and Activin/SMAD2, 3 signaling pathways synergize to induce
endodermal differentiation of human embryonic stem cells; however, the underlying …