Dongwei Li, Ling Luo, Lin Guo, Chuman Wu, Ran Zhang, Yuling Peng, Menghua Wu, Junqi Kuang, Yan Li, Yudan Zhang, Jun Xie, Wenxiu Xie, Rui Mao, Gang Ma, Xiuling Fu, Jiekai Chen, Andrew P Hutchins, Duanqing Pei
BACKGROUND: c-Jun is a proto-oncogene functioning as a transcription factor to activate gene expression under many physiological and pathological conditions, particularly in somatic cells. However, its role in early embryonic development remains unknown. RESULTS: Here, we show that c-Jun acts as a one-way valve to preserve the primed state and impair reversion to the naïve state. c-Jun is induced during the naive to primed transition, and it works to stabilize the chromatin structure and inhibit the reverse transition...
October 14, 2023: Cell & Bioscience