A defined glycosylation regulatory network modulates total glycome dynamics during pluripotency state transition

Sci Rep. 2021 Jan 14;11(1):1276. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-79666-4.

Abstract

Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and epiblast-like cells (EpiLCs) recapitulate in vitro the epiblast first cell lineage decision, allowing characterization of the molecular mechanisms underlying pluripotent state transition. Here, we performed a comprehensive and comparative analysis of total glycomes of mouse ESCs and EpiLCs, revealing that overall glycosylation undergoes dramatic changes from early stages of development. Remarkably, we showed for the first time the presence of a developmentally regulated network orchestrating glycosylation changes and identified polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) as a key component involved in this process. Collectively, our findings provide novel insights into the naïve-to-primed pluripotent state transition and advance the understanding of glycosylation complex regulation during early mouse embryonic development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Embryonic Stem Cells / cytology
  • Embryonic Stem Cells / metabolism*
  • Epigenesis, Genetic
  • Glycomics*
  • Glycosylation
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Mice