Double negative epigenetics regulation of genes in differentiation of human endothelial stem cells into endothelium

P. Yu. Volchkov; Волчков П. Ю.; M. A. Lagarkova; Лагарькова М. А.; M. A. Рrokhorovich; Прохорович М. А.; S. L. Kiselyev; Киселев С. Л.

Double negative epigenetics regulation of genes in differentiation of human endothelial stem cells into endothelium

Authors: Volchkov P.Y.¹^,2, Lagarkova M.A.¹, Рrokhorovich M.A.³, Kiselyev S.L.¹
Affiliations:
1. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, RAS
2. Institute of Gene Biology, RAS
3. Institute of Genetics and Cytology, Siberian branch of RAS
Issue: Vol 2, No 2 (2007)
Pages: 34-39
Section: Original Study Articles
URL: https://genescells.ru/2313-1829/article/view/217698
ID: 217698

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Тhere are a number of genes which expression is characteristic for endothelium. Тranscription factors GAТA-2 and -3, endothelial NO synthitase (eNOS) are among them. During early embryogenesis epigenetics mechanisms of gene regulation plays an important role. Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) represent a valuable model to study early embryogenesis events. Using the previously developed model of hESCs differentiation to functional endothelium we compared status of GAТA-2, GAТA-3 and eNOS gene's promoters methylation in hESCs, hESCs-derived purified endothelial cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). Hypermethylation of promoter regions of genes studied in hESCs correlates with gene silencing whereas hypomethylation in hESCs-derived endothelial cells and HUVECs correlated with the high level of expression. Overall our data indicate the importance of epigenetic regulation for tissue-specific differentiation and provide the evidence that in the course of in vitro differentiation ESCs undergo the same epigenetic program as differentiating cells of embryo in vivo.

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epigenetics, endothelial stem cells ESCs, differentiation, endothelium

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