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Dlk1-Dio3 locus-derived LncRNAs perpetuate postmitotic motor neuron cell fate and subtype identity

  1. Ya-Ping Yen
  2. Wen-Fu Hsieh
  3. Ya-Yin Tsai
  4. Ya-Lin Lu
  5. Ee Shan Liau
  6. Ho-Chiang Hsu
  7. Yen-Chung Chen
  8. Ting-Chun Liu
  9. Mien Chang
  10. Joye Li
  11. Shau-Ping Lin  Is a corresponding author
  12. Jui-Hung Hung  Is a corresponding author
  13. Jun-An Chen  Is a corresponding author
  1. Academia Sinica, Taiwan, Republic of China
  2. National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, Republic of China
  3. National Taiwan University, Taiwan, Republic of China
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.38080
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  1. Ya-Ping Yen
  2. Wen-Fu Hsieh
  3. Ya-Yin Tsai
  4. Ya-Lin Lu
  5. Ee Shan Liau
  6. Ho-Chiang Hsu
  7. Yen-Chung Chen
  8. Ting-Chun Liu
  9. Mien Chang
  10. Joye Li
  11. Shau-Ping Lin
  12. Jui-Hung Hung
  13. Jun-An Chen
(2018)
Dlk1-Dio3 locus-derived LncRNAs perpetuate postmitotic motor neuron cell fate and subtype identity
eLife 7:e38080.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.38080
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Abstract

The mammalian imprinted Dlk1-Dio3 locus produces multiple long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) from the maternally inherited allele, including Meg3 (i.e., Gtl2) in the mammalian genome. Although this locus has well-characterized functions in stem cell and tumor contexts, its role during neural development is unknown. By profiling cell types at each stage of embryonic stem cell derived motor neurons (ESC~MNs) that recapitulate spinal cord development, we uncovered that lncRNAs expressed from the Dlk1-Dio3 locus are predominantly and gradually enriched in rostral motor neurons (MNs). Mechanistically, Meg3 and other Dlk1-Dio3 locus-derived lncRNAs facilitate Ezh2/Jarid2 interactions. Loss of these lncRNAs compromises the H3K27me3 landscape, leading to aberrant expression of progenitor and caudal Hox genes in postmitotic MNs. Our data thus illustrate that these lncRNAs in the Dlk1-Dio3 locus, particularly Meg3, play a critical role in maintaining postmitotic MN cell fate by repressing progenitor genes and they shape MN subtype identity by regulating Hox genes.

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All microarray, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq data have been deposited in GEO under accession codes GSE114283, GSE114285 and GSE114228.

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  1. Ya-Ping Yen

    Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  2. Wen-Fu Hsieh

    Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  3. Ya-Yin Tsai

    Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  4. Ya-Lin Lu

    Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  5. Ee Shan Liau

    Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  6. Ho-Chiang Hsu

    Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  7. Yen-Chung Chen

    Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  8. Ting-Chun Liu

    Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  9. Mien Chang

    Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  10. Joye Li

    Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  11. Shau-Ping Lin

    Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bio-Resources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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    shaupinglin@ntu.edu.tw
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  12. Jui-Hung Hung

    Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  13. Jun-An Chen

    Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (RO1)

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National Health Research Institutes (CDG)

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The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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Animal experimentation: All of the live animals were kept in an SPF animal facility, approved and overseen by IACUC (12-07-389 ) Academia Sinica.

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  1. Ya-Ping Yen
  2. Wen-Fu Hsieh
  3. Ya-Yin Tsai
  4. Ya-Lin Lu
  5. Ee Shan Liau
  6. Ho-Chiang Hsu
  7. Yen-Chung Chen
  8. Ting-Chun Liu
  9. Mien Chang
  10. Joye Li
  11. Shau-Ping Lin
  12. Jui-Hung Hung
  13. Jun-An Chen
(2018)
Dlk1-Dio3 locus-derived LncRNAs perpetuate postmitotic motor neuron cell fate and subtype identity
eLife 7:e38080.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.38080

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