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Date publication

août 2023

Journal

Nature cell biology

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr GARRIDO Carmen , Dr DEMIDOV Oleg


Tous les auteurs :
Grigorash BB, van Essen D, Liang G, Grosse L, Emelyanov A, Kang Z, Korablev A, Kanzler B, Molina C, Lopez E, Demidov ON, Garrido C, Liu F, Saccani S, Bulavin DV

Résumé

Despite advances in four-factor (4F)-induced reprogramming (4FR) in vitro and in vivo, how 4FR interconnects with senescence remains largely under investigated. Here, using genetic and chemical approaches to manipulate senescent cells, we show that removal of p16 cells resulted in the 4FR of somatic cells into totipotent-like stem cells. These cells expressed markers of both pluripotency and the two-cell embryonic state, readily formed implantation-competent blastoids and, following morula aggregation, contributed to embryonic and extraembryonic lineages. We identified senescence-dependent regulation of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase as a key mechanism controlling the S-adenosyl-L-methionine levels during 4FR that was required for expression of the two-cell genes and acquisition of an extraembryonic potential. Importantly, a partial 4F epigenetic reprogramming in old mice was able to reverse several markers of liver aging only in conjunction with the depletion of p16 cells. Our results show that the presence of p16 senescent cells limits cell plasticity, whereas their depletion can promote a totipotent-like state and histopathological tissue rejuvenation during 4F reprogramming.

Référence

Nat Cell Biol. 2023 08 31;: