Open AccessSingle‐Cell XIST Expression in Human Preimplantation Embryos and Newly Reprogrammed Female Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Author(s) -
Briggs Sharon F.,
Dominguez Antonia A.,
Chavez Shawn L.,
Reijo Pera Renee A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
stem cells
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.159
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1549-4918
pISSN - 1066-5099
DOI - 10.1002/stem.1992
Subject(s) - xist , reprogramming , biology , induced pluripotent stem cell , x inactivation , embryonic stem cell , microbiology and biotechnology , stem cell , x chromosome , genetics , cell , gene
The process of X chromosome inactivation (XCI) during reprogramming to produce human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), as well as during the extensive programming that occurs in human preimplantation development, is not well‐understood. Indeed, studies of XCI during reprogramming to iPSCs report cells with two active X chromosomes and/or cells with one inactive X chromosome. Here, we examine expression of the long noncoding RNA, XIST , in single cells of human embryos through the oocyte‐to‐embryo transition and in new mRNA reprogrammed iPSCs. We show that XIST is first expressed beginning at the 4‐cell stage, coincident with the onset of embryonic genome activation in an asynchronous manner. Additionally, we report that mRNA reprogramming produces iPSCs that initially express XIST transcript; however, expression is rapidly lost with culture. Loss of XIST and H3K27me3 enrichment at the inactive X chromosome at late passage results in X chromosome expression changes. Our data may contribute to applications in disease modeling and potential translational applications of female stem cells. S tem C ells 2015;33:1771–1781