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Learn MoreSummary: Cell fate transitions are accompanied by global transcriptional, epigenetic and topological changes driven by transcription factors (TFs), as is strikingly exemplified in somatic cell reprogramming to pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) by OCT4, KLF4, SOX2 and cMYC. How TFs orchestrate the complex molecular changes around their targets in a temporal manner remains largely elusive. Here, using KLF4 as a paradigm, we provide the first TF-centric view of chromatin reorganization and the association to 3D enhancer rewiring and the transcriptional changes of linked genes during reprogramming of mouse embryonic fibroblasts to (MEFs) to PSCs. Inducible depletion of KLF factors in PSC caused a genome-wide decrease in connectivity of enhancers and disruption of KLF4 binding site from PSC-specific enhancers was sufficient to reduce expression of genes within the enhancer hub partly by impairing long-range contacts. Our study provides an integrative view of the intricate activities of a master regulator during a controlled cell fate transition and offers novel insights into the order and nature of molecular events that follow TF binding.; ; Purpose: We captured on a genome-wide scale the binding of KLF4 during iPSC formation and its effects on chromatin state, transcriptional activity and chromatin topology around its targets.; ; Methods: We used a well-characterized reprogramming system to apply genome-wide assays that map KLF4 binding (ChIP-seq), chromatin accessibility (ATAC-seq), enhancer and gene activity (H3K27ac ChIP-seq and RNA-seq), enhancer connectivity (H3K27ac Hi-ChIP) as well as KLF4-centric chromatin looping (KLF4 Hi-ChIP) at different stages during acquisition of pluripotency.; ; Results: Integrative analysis of our results generated a reference map of stage-specific chromatin changes around KLF4 bound loci and established strong links with enhancer. rewiring and concordant transcriptional changes. Genetic manipulation of KLF4 binding from a PSC enhancer further supported the ability of KLF4 to function both as a transcriptional regulator and a chromatin organizer.; ; Conclusions: Our study offers novel insights into the intricate roles of a master regulator during cell fate transition. SOURCE: Prokopios Alexandros Polyzos (app2006@med.cornell.edu) - Weill Cornell Medicine
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