Maternal Rnf12/RLIM is required for imprinted X-chromosome inactivation in mice.
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Maternal Rnf12/RLIM is required for imprinted X-chromosome inactivation in mice. / Shin, Jongdae; Bossenz, Michael; Chung, Young; Ma, Hong; Byron, Meg; Taniguchi-Ishigaki, Naoko; Zhu, Xiaochun; Jiao, Baowei; Hall, Lisa L; Green, Michael R; Jones, Stephen N; Hermans-Borgmeyer, Irmgard; Lawrence, Jeanne B; Bach, Ingolf.
In: NATURE, Vol. 467, No. 7318, 7318, 2010, p. 977-981.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Maternal Rnf12/RLIM is required for imprinted X-chromosome inactivation in mice.
AU - Shin, Jongdae
AU - Bossenz, Michael
AU - Chung, Young
AU - Ma, Hong
AU - Byron, Meg
AU - Taniguchi-Ishigaki, Naoko
AU - Zhu, Xiaochun
AU - Jiao, Baowei
AU - Hall, Lisa L
AU - Green, Michael R
AU - Jones, Stephen N
AU - Hermans-Borgmeyer, Irmgard
AU - Lawrence, Jeanne B
AU - Bach, Ingolf
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Two forms of X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) ensure the selective silencing of female sex chromosomes during mouse embryogenesis. Imprinted XCI begins with the detection of Xist RNA expression on the paternal X?chromosome (Xp) at about the four-cell stage of embryonic development. In the embryonic tissues of the inner cell mass, a random form of XCI occurs in blastocysts that inactivates either Xp or the maternal X?chromosome (Xm). Both forms of XCI require the non-coding Xist RNA that coats the inactive X?chromosome from which it is expressed. Xist has crucial functions in the silencing of X-linked genes, including Rnf12 (refs 3, 4) encoding the ubiquitin ligase RLIM (RING finger LIM-domain-interacting protein). Here we show, by targeting a conditional knockout of Rnf12 to oocytes where RLIM accumulates to high levels, that the maternal transmission of the mutant X?chromosome (?m) leads to lethality in female embryos as a result of defective imprinted XCI. We provide evidence that in ?m female embryos the initial formation of Xist clouds and Xp silencing are inhibited. In contrast, embryonic stem cells lacking RLIM are able to form Xist clouds and silence at least some X-linked genes during random XCI. These results assign crucial functions to the maternal deposit of Rnf12/RLIM for the initiation of imprinted XCI.
AB - Two forms of X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) ensure the selective silencing of female sex chromosomes during mouse embryogenesis. Imprinted XCI begins with the detection of Xist RNA expression on the paternal X?chromosome (Xp) at about the four-cell stage of embryonic development. In the embryonic tissues of the inner cell mass, a random form of XCI occurs in blastocysts that inactivates either Xp or the maternal X?chromosome (Xm). Both forms of XCI require the non-coding Xist RNA that coats the inactive X?chromosome from which it is expressed. Xist has crucial functions in the silencing of X-linked genes, including Rnf12 (refs 3, 4) encoding the ubiquitin ligase RLIM (RING finger LIM-domain-interacting protein). Here we show, by targeting a conditional knockout of Rnf12 to oocytes where RLIM accumulates to high levels, that the maternal transmission of the mutant X?chromosome (?m) leads to lethality in female embryos as a result of defective imprinted XCI. We provide evidence that in ?m female embryos the initial formation of Xist clouds and Xp silencing are inhibited. In contrast, embryonic stem cells lacking RLIM are able to form Xist clouds and silence at least some X-linked genes during random XCI. These results assign crucial functions to the maternal deposit of Rnf12/RLIM for the initiation of imprinted XCI.
KW - Animals
KW - Male
KW - Female
KW - Mice
KW - Mice, Transgenic
KW - Cell Line
KW - Animals, Congenic
KW - Blastocyst metabolism
KW - Chromosomes, Mammalian genetics
KW - Embryo Loss genetics
KW - Fathers
KW - Gene Silencing
KW - Genomic Imprinting
KW - Mothers
KW - RNA, Untranslated genetics
KW - Repressor Proteins deficiency
KW - X Chromosome genetics
KW - X Chromosome Inactivation genetics
KW - Animals
KW - Male
KW - Female
KW - Mice
KW - Mice, Transgenic
KW - Cell Line
KW - Animals, Congenic
KW - Blastocyst metabolism
KW - Chromosomes, Mammalian genetics
KW - Embryo Loss genetics
KW - Fathers
KW - Gene Silencing
KW - Genomic Imprinting
KW - Mothers
KW - RNA, Untranslated genetics
KW - Repressor Proteins deficiency
KW - X Chromosome genetics
KW - X Chromosome Inactivation genetics
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
VL - 467
SP - 977
EP - 981
JO - NATURE
JF - NATURE
SN - 0028-0836
IS - 7318
M1 - 7318
ER -