PMID- 23386720 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130426 LR - 20220409 IS - 1091-6490 (Electronic) IS - 0027-8424 (Print) IS - 0027-8424 (Linking) VI - 110 IP - 8 DP - 2013 Feb 19 TI - Critical regulation of miR-200/ZEB2 pathway in Oct4/Sox2-induced mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition and induced pluripotent stem cell generation. PG - 2858-63 LID - 10.1073/pnas.1212769110 [doi] AB - Fibroblasts can be reprogrammed to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) by application of transcription factors octamer-binding protein 4 (Oct4), SRY-box containing gene 2 (Sox2), Kruppel-like factor 4 (Klf4), and c-Myelocytomatosis oncogene (c-Myc) (OSKM), but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we report that exogenous Oct4 and Sox2 can bind at the promoter regions of mir-141/200c and mir-200a/b/429 cluster, respectively, and induce the transcription activation of miR-200 family during the OSKM-induced reprogramming. Functional suppression of miR-200s with specific inhibitors significantly represses the OSKM-caused mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition (MET, an early event in reprogramming of fibroblasts to iPSCs) and iPSC generation, whereas overexpression of miR-200s promotes the MET and iPSC generation. Mechanistic studies showed that miR-200s significantly repress the expression of zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 2 (ZEB2) through directly targeting its 3' UTR and direct inhibition of ZEB2 can mimic the effects of miR-200s on iPSC generation and MET process. Moreover, the effects of miR-200s during iPSC generation can be blocked by ZEB2 overexpression. Collectively, our findings not only reveal that members of the miR-200 family are unique mediators of the reprogramming factors Oct4/Sox2, but also demonstrate that the miR-200/ZEB2 pathway as one critical mechanism of Oct4/Sox2 to induce somatic cell reprogramming at the early stage. FAU - Wang, Guiying AU - Wang G AD - Clinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Health Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China. FAU - Guo, Xudong AU - Guo X FAU - Hong, Wujun AU - Hong W FAU - Liu, Qidong AU - Liu Q FAU - Wei, Tingyi AU - Wei T FAU - Lu, Chenqi AU - Lu C FAU - Gao, Longfei AU - Gao L FAU - Ye, Dan AU - Ye D FAU - Zhou, Yi AU - Zhou Y FAU - Chen, Jie AU - Chen J FAU - Wang, Jianmin AU - Wang J FAU - Wu, Minjuan AU - Wu M FAU - Liu, Houqi AU - Liu H FAU - Kang, Jiuhong AU - Kang J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130205 PL - United States TA - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A JT - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America JID - 7505876 RN - 0 (Homeodomain Proteins) RN - 0 (Klf4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Kruppel-Like Factor 4) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Mirn200 microRNA, mouse) RN - 0 (Octamer Transcription Factor-3) RN - 0 (Pou5f1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Repressor Proteins) RN - 0 (SOXB1 Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Sox2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (ZEB2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Zinc Finger E-box Binding Homeobox 2) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Binding Sites MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - *Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition MH - Homeodomain Proteins/*metabolism MH - Kruppel-Like Factor 4 MH - Mice MH - MicroRNAs/*metabolism MH - Octamer Transcription Factor-3/*metabolism MH - Pluripotent Stem Cells/*cytology/metabolism MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic MH - Repressor Proteins/*metabolism MH - SOXB1 Transcription Factors/*metabolism MH - Zinc Finger E-box Binding Homeobox 2 PMC - PMC3581874 COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2013/02/07 06:00 MHDA- 2013/04/27 06:00 PMCR- 2013/08/19 CRDT- 2013/02/07 06:00 PHST- 2013/02/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/02/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/04/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/08/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1212769110 [pii] AID - 201212769 [pii] AID - 10.1073/pnas.1212769110 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Feb 19;110(8):2858-63. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1212769110. Epub 2013 Feb 5.