Effects of oxidative and thermal stresses on stress granule formation in human induced pluripotent stem cells

Freshteh Palangi, Samson M. Samuel, I. Richard Thompson, Chris R. Triggle, Mohamed M. Emara

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Abstract

Stress Granules (SGs) are dynamic ribonucleoprotein aggregates, which have been observed in cells subjected to environmental stresses, such as oxidative stress and heat shock (HS). Although pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) are highly sensitive to oxidative stress, the role of SGs in regulating PSC self-renewal and differentiation has not been fully elucidated. Here we found that sodium arsenite (SA) and HS, but not hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), induce SG formation in human induced (hi) PSCs. Particularly, we found that these granules contain the well-known SG proteins (G3BP, TIAR, eIF4E, eIF4A, eIF3B, eIF4G, and PABP), were found in juxtaposition to processing bodies (PBs), and were disassembled after the removal of the stress. Moreover, we showed that SA and HS, but not H2O2, promote eIF2a phosphorylation in hiPSCs forming SGs. Analysis of pluripotent protein expression showed that HS significantly reduced all tested markers (OCT4, SOX2, NANOG, KLF4, L1TD1, and LIN28A), while SA selectively reduced the expression levels of NANOG and L1TD1. Finally, in addition to LIN28A and L1TD1, we identified DPPA5 (pluripotent protein marker) as a novel component of SGs. Collectively, these results provide new insights into the molecular cues of hiPSCs responses to environmental insults.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0182059
Number of pages18
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume12
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Jul 2017

Keywords

  • Messenger-rna translation
  • Processing bodies
  • Gene-expression
  • P-bodies
  • Eif2-alpha phosphorylation
  • Saccharomyces-cerevisiae
  • Protein-synthesis
  • Self-renewal
  • Heat-shock
  • Binding

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