Maternal KLF17 controls zygotic genome activation by acting as a messenger for RNA Pol II recruitment in mouse embryos

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Initiation of timely and sufficient zygotic genome activation (ZGA) is crucial for the beginning of life, yet our knowledge of transcription factors (TFs) contributing to ZGA remains limited. Here, we screened the proteome of early mouse embryos after cycloheximide (CHX) treatment and identified maternally derived KLF17 as a potential TF for ZGA genes. Using a conditional knockout (cKO) mouse model, we further investigated the role of maternal KLF17 and found that it promotes embryonic development and full fertility. Mechanistically, KLF17 preferentially binds to promoters and recruits RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II) in early 2-cell embryos, facilitating the expression of major ZGA genes. Maternal Klf17 knockout resulted in a downregulation of 9% of ZGA genes and aberrant RNA Pol II pre-configuration, which could be partially rescued by introducing exogenous KLF17. Overall, our study provides a strategy for screening essential ZGA factors and identifies KLF17 as a crucial TF in this process.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:59

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Developmental cell - 59(2024), 5 vom: 11. März, Seite 613-626.e6

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hu, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yuxiang [VerfasserIn]
He, Yuanlin [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Maosheng [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Chao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xia [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Siqi [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yueshuai [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Qiqi [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Shuai [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Bing [VerfasserIn]
He, Anlan [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Jiongsong [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Xuejiang [VerfasserIn]
Shu, Wenjie [VerfasserIn]
Huo, Ran [VerfasserIn]

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EC 2.7.7.-
Early embryonic development
Journal Article
KLF17
Klf17 protein, mouse
Maternal transcription factor
RNA Pol II pre-configuration
RNA Polymerase II
Transcription Factors
Zygotic genome activation

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Date Completed 14.03.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.devcel.2024.01.013

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368146154