RNA-seq of wild-type, Gal-1 knockout, Gal-3 knockout and Gal-1/Gal-3 double knockout mouse embryonic stem cells (mESC) deprived of LIF for 7 days
Galectin-1 (Gal-1) and Galectin-3 (Gal-3) are conserved carbohydrate-binding proteins that also display RNA-binding activity. We generated mouse embryonic stem cells (mESC) constitutively depleted of Gal-1 and/or Gal-3 using CRISPR-Cas9, and assessed the transcriptomic effects of the individual or concomitant depletion of Gal-1 and Gal-3 in mESCs differentiated by deprivation of the leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) for 7 days. Wild-type cells were employed as control.