PUS7通过mRNA假尿嘧啶化调控胚胎发育过程中神经谱系分化平衡
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1苏州市立医院生殖遗传中心,南京医科大学生殖医学与子代健康全国重点实验室苏州分中心,江苏 苏州 215002 ; 2. 南京医科大学生殖医学与子代健康全国重点实验室,江苏 南京 211166

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国家自然科学基金(92168104,82071720)


PUS7 regulates the balance of neural lineage differentiation during embryonic development through mRNA pseudouridylation
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1Reproductive Genetics Center Suzhou Municipal Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health(Suzhou Centre), Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou 215002 ; 2. State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166 , China

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    目的:探究假尿嘧啶合成酶7(pseudouridine synthase 7,PUS7)对小鼠胚胎干细胞(mouse embryonic stem cell,mESC)神经谱系分化的影响,并解析mRNA假尿嘧啶化在该过程中的调控作用。方法:采用CRISPR/Cas9技术构建Pus7敲除小鼠胚胎干细胞模型,并通过qRT-PCR、Western blot、免疫荧光、CCK-8及细胞周期流式分析等方法检测Pus7缺失对mESC多能性、增殖能力和细胞周期分布的影响;结合拟胚体(embryoid body,EB)分化、神经外胚层定向分化系统评估Pus7缺失对谱系分化倾向的影响,同时进行亚硫酸盐诱导缺失测序(bisulfite-induced deletion sequencing,BID-seq)与转录组测序(RNA sequencing,RNA-seq)差异分析及通路富集分析,筛选潜在的mRNA假尿嘧啶化调控靶基因。结果:Pus7敲除未显著破坏mESC核心多能性网络,但导致细胞增殖能力下降,并伴随G1期延长。敲除细胞在拟胚体自发分化过程中表现为外胚层(包含神经外胚层)相关程序增强;在神经外胚层定向分化过程中,表现为神经祖细胞程序增强,而神经元细胞成熟相关程序受限。BID-seq与RNA-seq联合分析显示部分神经连接相关转录本如神经连接蛋白3(neurexin 3,Nrxn3)、去整合素样金属蛋白酶23(ADAM metallopeptidase domain 23,Adam23)、丛蛋白D1(plexin D1,Plxnd1)、溶质载体家族1成员1(solute carrier family 1 member 1,Slc1a1)、UNC-51样自激活激酶4(UNC-51 like autophagy activating kinase 4, Ulk4)和Abelson辅助整合位点1(Abelson helper integration site 1,Ahi1)同时出现假尿嘧啶修饰水平下降和mRNA表达下调。结论:Pus7缺失通过延长G1期增强mESC向神经外胚层分化的倾向,并通过降低神经连接相关mRNA的假尿嘧啶化及表达水平,导致神经祖细胞程序增强而后续成熟相关程序受阻,引起胚胎发育过程中神经谱系分化失衡。

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    Objective: To investigate the role of pseudouridine synthase 7 (PUS7) in neural lineage differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) and to elucidate the involvement of mRNA pseudouridylation in this process. Methods: A Pus7-knockout mESC model was generated using CRISPR/Cas9. qRT-PCR, Western blotting, immunofluorescence, CCK-8 assays, and flow cytometric cell-cycle analysis were performed to evaluate the effects of Pus7 deficiency on pluripotency, proliferative capacity, and cell-cycle distribution in mESCs. Embryoid body (EB) differentiation and directed neural ectoderm differentiation were conducted to systematically assess the impact of Pus7 deficiency on lineage differentiation propensity. Differential bisulfite-induced deletion sequencing(BID-seq)and RNA sequencing(RNA-seq)analyses, together with pathway enrichment analysis, were further performed to identify potential mRNA pseudouridylation-regulated target genes. Results: Pus7 knockout did not markedly disrupt the core pluripotency network of mESCs but led to reduced cell proliferative capacity accompanied by G1-phase prolongation. During spontaneous EB differentiation, Pus7-deficient cells exhibited enhanced ectoderm-related programs, particularly neuroectodermal programs. During directed neural ectoderm differentiation, Pus7 deficiency enhanced neural progenitor cell programs, whereas maturation-related programs of neurons were impaired. Integrated BID-seq and RNA-seq analyses revealed that a subset of neural connectivity-related transcripts, such as neurexin 3(Nrxn3), ADAM metallopeptidase domain 23(Adam23), plexin D1(Plxnd1), solute carrier family 1 member 1(Slc1a1), unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 4(Ulk4), and Abelson helper integration site 1 (Ahi1), displayed concurrent reductions in pseudouridylation and mRNA expression. Conclusion: Pus7 deficiency prolongs the G1 phase, enhances the neuroectodermal differentiation propensity of mESCs, and reduces the pseudouridylation and expression of neural connectivity-related mRNAs, thereby promoting neural progenitor cell programs while impairing subsequent maturation and disrupting the balance of neural lineage differentiation during embryonic development.

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王新新,黄伯贤,陆嘉逢. PUS7通过mRNA假尿嘧啶化调控胚胎发育过程中神经谱系分化平衡[J].南京医科大学学报(自然科学版),2026,(10):1437-1449

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