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WDR5 Remodels NANOG Condensates to Drive Transcriptional Programs and Sustain Stem Cell Identity

GSE297660 Mus musculus (mouse) RNA-seq (gene expression) 18 samples Submitted 2025/11/19 Platform GPL28330
At a glance

RNA-seq (gene expression) · mouse · 18 samples

What it is
RNA-seq (gene expression)Gene activity measured by sequencing. The summary does not mention single-cell work, so this is most likely bulk: one average per sample, the usual starting point for comparing groups.
Organism
Mus musculus (mouse)
Samples
18 samples: 6 conditions, mostly in triplicateGroups are read from the sample names, not from the paper. Check the list below.
Data you can get
A processed table (series matrix) and supplementary files from NCBI; the raw sequencing reads from ENA. Which of these hold counts depends on the study, so check the file list.
Paper
WDR5 remodels NANOG condensates to drive transcriptional programs and sustain stem cell identityNature communications · 2026
Summary (written by the submitters)
Stem cell pluripotency relies on a finely tuned interplay between transcription factors and epigenetic regulators. Here, we identify a direct interaction between NANOG, a master pluripotency transcription factor, and WDR5, a core component of the SET1/MLL complex that is essential for maintaining stem cell identity. Mechanistically, WDR5 reshapes the prion-like structures of NANOG into dynamic, liquid-liquid phase-separated (LLPS) condensates, facilitating its recruitment to pluripotency-associated promoters and activating target gene expression.
Read the full summary ↓
X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy reveal that the NANOG homeodomain engages WDR5 through an extensive structural interface distinct from previously characterized short linear motifs. The NANOGR153A mutation disrupts its interaction with WDR5, leading to impaired LLPS formation, reduced chromatin co-occupancy, and diminished levels of active histone marks (H3K4me3 and H4K16ac), ultimately compromising the pluripotency of embryonic stem cells. Furthermore, pharmacological inhibition of the WDR5-NANOG interaction using a WIN motif inhibitor robustly suppresses leukemia stem cell expansion in vivo, highlighting its therapeutic potential. Collectively, this study uncovers an LLPS-mediated regulatory mechanism whereby WDR5 modulates NANOG condensate dynamics to sustain stem cell identity in both physiological and pathological contexts.
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WDR5 remodels NANOG condensates to drive transcriptional programs and sustain stem cell identity
Wang D, Shi X, Xie J et al. · Nature communications 2026 · PMID 41565645 · doi:10.1038/s41467-026-68623-w
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Download · which file do I need?

Direct links to NCBI and ENA, no account and no request form. Pick by what you want to do: take the small processed table to look, the supplementary files to re-analyse, or the original raw data to start over.

1 · Just have a look

Processed table

The series matrix: one table of values per sample as the submitters processed it. The smallest download, and it opens in Excel or R. Start here to see what the data look like.

Series matrix ↓
2 · Re-analyse it

Supplementary files

The count tables and other files the authors uploaded. Take only the samples you need, or the whole study as GSE297660_RAW.tar (it can run to tens of gigabytes).

All supplementary files ↗ Whole study · RAW.tar ↓
3 · Start from the raw reads

Raw sequencing reads

The original FASTQ files, straight from the sequencer, held at ENA. Large, and you align them yourself, so only choose this if you need to re-process the study from scratch.

Raw reads on ENA ↗

What the files usually look like: For RNA-seq the counts are usually a table among the supplementary files (look for 'counts', 'expression', 'FPKM' or 'TPM' in the file name). The series matrix of a sequencing study is sometimes nearly empty.

Also filed as BioProject PRJNA1265129 and SRA study SRP586314. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

NCBI GEO page ↗ Paper (PMID 41565645) ↗
Study design
6 conditions, mostly in triplicate
AE9a c-kit+ bone marrow cells, C16, ×3 AE9a c-kit+ bone marrow cells, DMSO, ×3 AE9a c-kit+ bone marrow cells, RE, ×3 WT c-kit+ bone marrow cells, C16, ×3 WT c-kit+ bone marrow cells, DMSO, ×3 WT c-kit+ bone marrow cells, RE, ×3

Supports a between-group comparison across 18 samples.

How we read this: 6 replicated groups read from 18 sample titles; they account for 18 of them. These groups are guessed from the sample names, not taken from the paper, so check them against the sample list below before relying on them.

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