Zap70 functions to maintain stemness of mouse embryonic stem cells by negatively regulating Jak1/Stat3/c-Myc signaling.
Stem Cells
; 28(9): 1476-86, 2010 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Zeta-chain-associated protein kinase-70 (Zap70), a Syk family tyrosine kinase, has been reported to be present exclusively in normal T-cells, natural killer cells, and B cells, serving as a pivotal regulator of antigen-mediated receptor signaling and development. In this study, we report that Zap70 is expressed in undifferentiated mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) and may critically regulate self-renewal and pluripotency in mESCs. We found that Zap70 knocked-down mESCs (Zap70KD) show sustained self-renewal and defective differentiation. In addition, we present evidence that the sustained self-renewal in Zap70KD is associated with enhanced Jak/Stat3 signaling and c-Myc induction. These altered signaling appears to result from upregulated leukemia inhibitory factor receptor and downregulated src homology region 2 domain containing phosphatase 1 (SHP-1) phosphatase activity. On the basis of these results, we propose that in undifferentiated mESCs, Zap70 plays important roles in modulating the balance between self-renewal capacity and pluripotent differentiation ability as a key regulator of the Jak/Stat3/c-Myc signaling pathway.
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01-internacional
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Transdução de Sinais
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Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-myc
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Linhagem da Célula
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Células-Tronco Pluripotentes
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Proteína-Tirosina Quinase ZAP-70
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Fator de Transcrição STAT3
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Células-Tronco Embrionárias
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Janus Quinase 1
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Animals
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En
Revista:
Stem Cells
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article