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The Dynamic Changes of Transcription Factors During the Development Processes of Human Biparental and Uniparental Embryos.

Authors :
Zhang C
Li C
Yang L
Leng L
Jovic D
Wang J
Fang F
Li G
Zhao D
Li X
Lin L
Luo Y
Bolund L
Huang J
Lin G
Xu F
Source :
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology [Front Cell Dev Biol] 2021 Sep 17; Vol. 9, pp. 709498. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 17 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Previous studies have revealed that transcription factors (TFs) play important roles in biparental (BI) early human embryogenesis. However, the contribution of TFs during early uniparental embryo development is still largely unknown. Here we systematically studied the expression profiles of transcription factors in early embryonic development and revealed the dynamic changes of TFs in human biparental and uniparental embryogenesis by single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). In general, the TF expression model of uniparental embryos showed a high degree of conformity with biparental embryos. The detailed network analysis of three different types of embryos identified that 10 out of 17 hub TFs were shared or specifically owned, such as ZNF480, ZNF581, PHB, and POU5F1, were four shared TFs, ZFN534, GTF3A, ZNF771, TEAD4, and LIN28A, were androgenic (AG) specific TFs, and ZFP42 was the only one parthenogenetic (PG) specific TF. All the four shared TFs were validated using human embryonic stem cell (hESC) differentiation experiments; most of their target genes are responsible for stem cell maintenance and differentiation. We also found that Zf-C2H2, HMG, and MYB were three dominant transcription factor families that appeared in early embryogenesis. Altogether, our work provides a comprehensive regulatory framework and better understanding of TF function in human biparental and uniparental embryogenesis.<br />Competing Interests: CZ, CL, LY, DJ, JW, FF, GuL, YL, LB, JH, and FX were employed by BGI group. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Zhang, Li, Yang, Leng, Jovic, Wang, Fang, Li, Zhao, Li, Lin, Luo, Bolund, Huang, Lin and Xu.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2296-634X
Volume :
9
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34604214
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2021.709498