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Reactivation of Human X-Linked Gene and Stable X-Chromosome Inactivation Observed in Generation and Differentiation of iPSCs from a Female Patient with HNRNPH2 Mutation Artículos académico

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  • X chromosome inactivation (XCI) is a fundamental epigenetic process that balances X-linked gene expression between females and males by silencing one X chromosome in female cells. Variability or skewing of XCI can influence the clinical presentation of X-linked disorders. Bain type X-linked intellectual disability syndrome (MRXSB), caused by mutations in the X-linked HNRNPH2 gene, is characterized by intellectual disability, developmental delay, and neurological abnormalities. In female patients, XCI heterogeneity complicates disease modeling and therapeutic development. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) offer a unique platform to study patient-specific disease mechanisms, but the dynamics of XCI during iPSC reprogramming, maintenance, and differentiation are not fully understood. In this study, we generated 12 iPSC clones from fibroblasts of a female MRXSB patient heterozygous for the HNRNPH2 c.340C > T mutation. Four clones expressed the mutant HNRNPH2 allele and eight expressed the wild-type allele, indicating X chromosome reactivation (XCR) followed by random XCI during reprogramming. Importantly, these XCI patterns remained stable during long-term iPSC propagation and subsequent differentiation into the three germ layers and neural stem cells. Our findings provide new insights into XCI and XCR dynamics in the context of X-linked neurodevelopmental disorders and emphasize the importance of careful clone selection for accurate disease modeling using iPSC-based approaches.

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    Catherine Z. Chen
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    Courtney J. Banks
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    Darawalee Wangsa
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    Edwin Alexander Rodríguez López
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    Guibin Chen
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    Jizhong Zou
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    Kerstin A. Hurd
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    Neda Ghousifam
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    Richa Madan Lomash
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    Rodney A. Bowling
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    Wei Zheng
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    Xiuli Huang

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  • Cells Revistas

fecha de publicación

  • octubre 2025

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  • https://doi.org/10.3390/cells14191486

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  • 41090715

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