한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식 (Development and Reproduction)
- 제12권2호
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- Pages.159-168
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- 2008
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- 2465-9525(pISSN)
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- 2465-9541(eISSN)
P19 배아 암종 줄기세포에서 RNA 간섭에 의한 Nanog 유전자 발현의 특이적 억제
Specific Knockdown of Nanog Expression by RNA Interference in P19 Embryonal Carcinoma Stem Cells
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Choi, Seung-Cheol
(Dept. of Cardiology, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
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Lim, Do-Sun
(Dept. of Cardiology, College of Medicine, Korea University)
- 발행 : 2008.09.30
초록
Nanog is a newly identified member of the homeobox family of DNA binding transcription factors that functions to maintain the undifferentiated state of stem cells. However, molecular mechanisms underlying the function of Nanog remain largely unknown. To elucidate the regulatory roles of Nanog involved in maintenance of P19 embryonal carcinoma (EC) stem cells, we transfected three small interfering RNA (siRNA) duplexes targeted against different regions of the Nanog gene into P19 cells. The Nanog siRNA-100 duplexes effectively decreased the expression of Nanog up to 30.7% compared to other two Nanog siRNAs, the Nanog siRNA-400 (67.9 %) and -793 (53.0%). When examined by RT-PCR and real-time PCR, the expression of markers for pluripotency such as Fgf4, Oct3/4, Rex1, Sox1 and Yes was downregulated at 48 h after transfection with Nanog siRNA-100. Furthermore, expression of the ectodermal markers, Fgf5 and Isl1 was reduced by Nanog knockdown. By contrast, the expression of other markers for pluripotency such as Cripto, Sox2 and Zfp57 was not affected by Nanog knockdown at this time. On the other hand, the expression of Lif/Stat3 pathway molecules and of the endoderm markers including Dab2, Gata4, Gata6 and the germ cell nuclear factor was not changed by Nanog knockdown. The results of this study demonstrated that the knockdown of Nanog expression by RNA interference in P19 cells was sufficient to modulate the expression of pluripotent markers involved in the self-renewal of EC stem cells. These results provide the valuable information on potential downstream targets of Nanog and add to our understanding of the function of Nanog in P19 EC stem cells.