PMID- 28947813 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190716 LR - 20190716 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 1 DP - 2017 Sep 25 TI - ICM conversion to epiblast by FGF/ERK inhibition is limited in time and requires transcription and protein degradation. PG - 12285 LID - 10.1038/s41598-017-12120-0 [doi] LID - 12285 AB - Inner cell Mass (ICM) specification into epiblast (Epi) and primitive endoderm (PrE) is an asynchronous and progressive process taking place between E3.0 to E3.75 under the control of the Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF)/Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinase (ERK) signaling pathway. Here, we have analyzed in details the kinetics of specification and found that ICM cell responsiveness to the up and down regulation of FGF signaling activity are temporally distinct. We also showed that PrE progenitors are generated later than Epi progenitors. We further demonstrated that, during this late phase of specification, a 4 hours period of FGF/ERK inhibition prior E3.75 is sufficient to convert ICM cells into Epi. Finally, we showed that ICM conversion into Epi in response to inhibition during this short time window requires both transcription and proteasome degradation. Collectively, our data give new insights into the timing and mechanisms involved in the process of ICM specification. FAU - Bessonnard, Sylvain AU - Bessonnard S AD - Institut Pasteur, CNRS, Unite de Genetique Fonctionnelle de la Souris, UMR 3738, Department of Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, 25 rue du docteur Roux, F-75015, Paris, France. FAU - Coqueran, Sabrina AU - Coqueran S AD - Institut Pasteur, CNRS, Unite de Genetique Fonctionnelle de la Souris, UMR 3738, Department of Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, 25 rue du docteur Roux, F-75015, Paris, France. FAU - Vandormael-Pournin, Sandrine AU - Vandormael-Pournin S AD - Institut Pasteur, CNRS, Unite de Genetique Fonctionnelle de la Souris, UMR 3738, Department of Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, 25 rue du docteur Roux, F-75015, Paris, France. FAU - Dufour, Alexandre AU - Dufour A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9417-7389 AD - Institut Pasteur, Bioimage Analysis Unit, CNRS UMR 3691, Paris, France. AD - INSERM UMR935, Paul Brousse Hospital, University Paris Sud, Villejuif, France. FAU - Artus, Jerome AU - Artus J AD - Institut Pasteur, CNRS, Unite de Genetique Fonctionnelle de la Souris, UMR 3738, Department of Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, 25 rue du docteur Roux, F-75015, Paris, France. jerome.artus@u-psud.fr. AD - INSERM UMR935, Paul Brousse Hospital, University Paris Sud, Villejuif, France. jerome.artus@u-psud.fr. AD - Faculty of Medicine, Kremlin-Bicetre, University Paris Sud, Paris Saclay, France. jerome.artus@u-psud.fr. FAU - Cohen-Tannoudji, Michel AU - Cohen-Tannoudji M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6405-2657 AD - Institut Pasteur, CNRS, Unite de Genetique Fonctionnelle de la Souris, UMR 3738, Department of Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, 25 rue du docteur Roux, F-75015, Paris, France. m-cohen@pasteur.fr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170925 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 62031-54-3 (Fibroblast Growth Factors) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Blastocyst Inner Cell Mass/*physiology MH - Cell Differentiation/*physiology MH - Cell Plasticity/physiology MH - Fibroblast Growth Factors/*metabolism MH - Germ Layers/*physiology MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/*physiology MH - Mice MH - Proteolysis MH - Time Factors MH - Transcription, Genetic/physiology PMC - PMC5612930 COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2017/09/28 06:00 MHDA- 2019/07/17 06:00 PMCR- 2017/09/25 CRDT- 2017/09/27 06:00 PHST- 2017/06/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/09/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/09/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/09/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/09/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-12120-0 [pii] AID - 12120 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-12120-0 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2017 Sep 25;7(1):12285. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12120-0.