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Structure-based discovery of NANOG variant with enhanced properties to promote
self-renewal and reprogramming of pluripotent stem cells
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Hayashi Y
; Caboni L
; Das D
; Yumoto F
; Clayton T
; Deller MC
; Nguyen P
; Farr CL
; Chiu HJ
; Miller MD
; Elsliger MA
; Deacon AM
; Godzik A
; Lesley SA
; Tomoda K
; Conklin BR
; Wilson IA
; Yamanaka S
; Fletterick RJ
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
2015[Apr]; 112
(15
): 4666-71
PMID25825768
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NANOG (from Irish mythology Tír na nÓg) transcription factor plays a central role
in maintaining pluripotency, cooperating with OCT4 (also known as POU5F1 or
OCT3/4), SOX2, and other pluripotency factors. Although the physiological roles
of the NANOG protein have been extensively explored, biochemical and biophysical
properties in relation to its structural analysis are poorly understood. Here we
determined the crystal structure of the human NANOG homeodomain (hNANOG HD) bound
to an OCT4 promoter DNA, which revealed amino acid residues involved in DNA
recognition that are likely to be functionally important. We generated a series
of hNANOG HD alanine substitution mutants based on the protein-DNA interaction
and evolutionary conservation and determined their biological activities. Some
mutant proteins were less stable, resulting in loss or decreased affinity for DNA
binding. Overexpression of the orthologous mouse NANOG (mNANOG) mutants failed to
maintain self-renewal of mouse embryonic stem cells without leukemia inhibitory
factor. These results suggest that these residues are critical for NANOG
transcriptional activity. Interestingly, one mutant, hNANOG L122A, conversely
enhanced protein stability and DNA-binding affinity. The mNANOG L122A, when
overexpressed in mouse embryonic stem cells, maintained their expression of
self-renewal markers even when retinoic acid was added to forcibly drive
differentiation. When overexpressed in epiblast stem cells or human induced
pluripotent stem cells, the L122A mutants enhanced reprogramming into
ground-state pluripotency. These findings demonstrate that structural and
biophysical information on key transcriptional factors provides insights into the
manipulation of stem cell behaviors and a framework for rational protein
engineering.