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Cell ; 153(5): 963-75, 2013 May 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23706735

ABSTRACT

The reprogramming factors that induce pluripotency have been identified primarily from embryonic stem cell (ESC)-enriched, pluripotency-associated factors. Here, we report that, during mouse somatic cell reprogramming, pluripotency can be induced with lineage specifiers that are pluripotency rivals to suppress ESC identity, most of which are not enriched in ESCs. We found that OCT4 and SOX2, the core regulators of pluripotency, can be replaced by lineage specifiers that are involved in mesendodermal (ME) specification and in ectodermal (ECT) specification, respectively. OCT4 and its substitutes attenuated the elevated expression of a group of ECT genes, whereas SOX2 and its substitutes curtailed a group of ME genes during reprogramming. Surprisingly, the two counteracting lineage specifiers can synergistically induce pluripotency in the absence of both OCT4 and SOX2. Our study suggests a "seesaw model" in which a balance that is established using pluripotency factors and/or counteracting lineage specifiers can facilitate reprogramming.


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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells/cytology , Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells/metabolism , Transcription Factors/metabolism , Animals , Embryonic Stem Cells/metabolism , Fibroblasts/metabolism , GATA3 Transcription Factor/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental , Homeodomain Proteins/metabolism , Mice , Models, Biological , Octamer Transcription Factor-3/metabolism , Stomach/cytology
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Cell Res ; 21(1): 196-204, 2011 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20956998

ABSTRACT

The introduction of four transcription factors Oct4, Klf4, Sox2 and c-Myc by viral transduction can induce reprogramming of somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), but the use of iPSCs is hindered by the use of viral delivery systems. Chemical-induced reprogramming offers a novel approach to generating iPSCs without any viral vector-based genetic modification. Previous reports showed that several small molecules could replace some of the reprogramming factors although at least two transcription factors, Oct4 and Klf4, are still required to generate iPSCs from mouse embryonic fibroblasts. Here, we identify a specific chemical combination, which is sufficient to permit reprogramming from mouse embryonic and adult fibroblasts in the presence of a single transcription factor, Oct4, within 20 days, replacing Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc. The iPSCs generated using this treatment resembled mouse embryonic stem cells in terms of global gene expression profile, epigenetic status and pluripotency both in vitro and in vivo. We also found that 8 days of Oct4 induction was sufficient to enable Oct4-induced reprogramming in the presence of the small molecules, which suggests that reprogramming was initiated within the first 8 days and was independent of continuous exogenous Oct4 expression. These discoveries will aid in the future generation of iPSCs without genetic modification, as well as elucidating the molecular mechanisms that underlie the reprogramming process.


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Fibroblasts/cytology , Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells/metabolism , Octamer Transcription Factor-3/metabolism , Animals , Cellular Reprogramming/drug effects , Gene Expression Profiling , Kruppel-Like Factor 4 , Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors/genetics , Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors/metabolism , Mice , Octamer Transcription Factor-3/genetics , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/genetics , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/metabolism , Pyridines/pharmacology , Pyrimidines/pharmacology , SOXB1 Transcription Factors/genetics , SOXB1 Transcription Factors/metabolism
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