The role of Fam208a during mouse embryogenesis

(in English) Post-implantation embryo development proceeds through several key morphogenetic events that are fine-tuned by epigenetic modifications. Gastrulation is one of the most crucial developmental event that occurs during early post-implantation stage resulting in the formation of the three germ layers together with the establishment of the anterior-posterior (A-P) axis. It requires a highly coordinated interaction between the embryonic and extra-embryonic regions of the developing embryo. Gastrulation initiates with the formation of the primitive streak and, during which, cells of the epiblast delaminate and ingress through the primitive streak to form the mesoderm and definitive endoderm. During early post-implantation stages, the pluripotent cell population of the epiblast undergoes very rapid cellular proliferation and extensive epigenetic programming. There are numerous studies emphasizing various signaling molecules, transcription factors and epigenetic machinery maintaining the genomic stability that drive successful gastrulation and any discrepancy or defects almost always results in embryonic lethality. One such newly highlighted silencing machinery is that of the Human silencing hub (HUSH) complex comprising of the core members; FAM208A; H3K9me3-reader, MPP8 and PPHLN that together..

The role of Fam208a during mouse embryogenesis

(in English) Post-implantation embryo development proceeds through several key morphogenetic events that are fine-tuned by epigenetic modifications. Gastrulation is one of the most crucial developmental event that occurs during early post-implantation stage resulting in the formation of the three germ layers together with the establishment of the anterior-posterior (A-P) axis. It requires a highly coordinated interaction between the embryonic and extra-embryonic regions of the developing embryo. Gastrulation initiates with the formation of the primitive streak and, during which, cells of the epiblast delaminate and ingress through the primitive streak to form the mesoderm and definitive endoderm. During early post-implantation stages, the pluripotent cell population of the epiblast undergoes very rapid cellular proliferation and extensive epigenetic programming. There are numerous studies emphasizing various signaling molecules, transcription factors and epigenetic machinery maintaining the genomic stability that drive successful gastrulation and any discrepancy or defects almost always results in embryonic lethality. One such newly highlighted silencing machinery is that of the Human silencing hub (HUSH) complex comprising of the core members; FAM208A; H3K9me3-reader, MPP8 and PPHLN that together..

Úloha Fam208a během embryogeneze myší

(in Czech) Post-implantační vývoj savčího embrya prochází několika klíčovými morfogenetickými událostmi, které jsou blíže specifikovány prostřednictvím epigenetických modifikací. Jednu z nejdůležitějších vývojových událostí raného post-implantačního vývoje představuje gastrulace, která vede ke vzniku tří zárodečných vrstev spolu s vytvořením anterior- posteriorové (A-P) osy. Tento proces vyžaduje vysoce koordinovanou interakci mezi embryonálními a extra-embryonálními tkáněmi vyvíjejícího se embrya. Gastrulace začíná tvorbou primitivního proužku během které dochází k delaminaci buněk epiblastu a jejich pronikání buňkami primitivního proužku za vzniku mesodermu a konečného endodermu. Během ranné post-implantační fáze vývoje embrya populace pluripotentních buněk epiblastu velmi rychle proliferuje a zároveň dochází k rozsáhlému epigenetickému reprogramování. Existují četné studie potvrzující významnou roli specifických signálních molekul, transkripčních faktorů a epigenetických mechanismů, které udržují stabilitu genomu, což vede k úspěšné gastrulaci, a jakékoli odchylky nebo defekty téměř vždy vedou k embryonální letalitě. Jedním z takovýchto nově popsaných kontrolních mechanismů je "Human Silencing Hub (HUSH)" komplex; sestávající z proteinů FAM208A; H3K9me3-reader, MPP8 a PPHLN, které společně mohou...(in English) Post-implantation embryo development proceeds through several key morphogenetic events that are fine-tuned by epigenetic modifications. Gastrulation is one of the most crucial developmental event that occurs during early post-implantation stage resulting in the formation of the three germ layers together with the establishment of the anterior-posterior (A-P) axis. It requires a highly coordinated interaction between the embryonic and extra-embryonic regions of the developing embryo. Gastrulation initiates with the formation of the primitive streak and, during which, cells of the epiblast delaminate and ingress through the primitive streak to form the mesoderm and definitive endoderm. During early post-implantation stages, the pluripotent cell population of the epiblast undergoes very rapid cellular proliferation and extensive epigenetic programming. There are numerous studies emphasizing various signaling molecules, transcription factors and epigenetic machinery maintaining the genomic stability that drive successful gastrulation and any discrepancy or defects almost always results in embryonic lethality. One such newly highlighted silencing machinery is that of the Human silencing hub (HUSH) complex comprising of the core members; FAM208A; H3K9me3-reader, MPP8 and PPHLN that together...Katedra buněčné biologieDepartment of Cell BiologyPřírodovědecká fakultaFaculty of Scienc

The epigenetic modifier Fam208a is required to maintain epiblast cell fitness

Abstract Gastrulation initiates with the formation of the primitive streak, during which, cells of the epiblast delaminate to form the mesoderm and definitive endoderm. At this stage, the pluripotent cell population of the epiblast undergoes very rapid proliferation and extensive epigenetic programming. Here we show that Fam208a, a new epigenetic modifier, is essential for early post-implantation development. We show that Fam208a mutation leads to impaired primitive streak elongation and delayed epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Fam208a mutant epiblasts had increased expression of p53 pathway genes as well as several pluripotency-associated long non-coding RNAs. Fam208a mutants exhibited an increase in p53-driven apoptosis and complete removal of p53 could partially rescue their gastrulation block. This data demonstrates a new in vivo function of Fam208a in maintaining epiblast fitness, establishing it as an important factor at the onset of gastrulation when cells are exiting pluripotency