Embryonic stem (ES) cells and trophoblast stem (TS) cells are both derived from early embryos, yet these cells have distinct differentiation properties. ES cells can differentiate into all three germ layer cell types, whereas TS cells can only differentiate into placental cells. It has not been determined whether TS cells can be converted into ES-like pluripotent stem (PS) cells. Here we report that overexpression of a single transcription factor, Oct4, in TS cells is sufficient to convert TS cells into a pluripotent state. These Oct4 induced pluripotent stem (OiPS) cells have the epigenetic characteristics of ES cells, including X chromosome reactivation and elevated H3K27 me3 modifications. The gene expression profile of OiPS cells and ES cells was very similar. Moreover, OiPS cells can differentiate into the three germ layer cell types in vitro and in vivo. More importantly, chimeric mice with germline transmission could be efficiently produced from OiPS cells. To our knowledge, this is the first evidence showing that only one single transcription factor could convert the non-embryonic TS cells into pluripotent stem cells with pluripotency.
Reprogramming of trophoblast stem cells into pluripotent stem cells by Oct4.
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BMI1 and MEL18 Promote Colitis-Associated Cancer in Mice via REG3B and STAT3.
Specimen part
View SamplesPolycomb group (PcG) proteins are epigenetic silencers whose dysregulation is frequently linked to cancer via mechanisms that remain unclear. Using conditional knock-out mice in a colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC) model, we found that Bmi1 and Mel18 are important initiation and maintenance factors during CAC tumorigenesis. Epithelial depletion of both Bmi1 and Mel18, but not either gene alone, significantly reduces tumor growth and multiplicity.
BMI1 and MEL18 Promote Colitis-Associated Cancer in Mice via REG3B and STAT3.
Specimen part
View SamplesPolycomb group (PcG) proteins are epigenetic silencers whose dysregulation is frequently linked to cancer via mechanisms that remain unclear. Using conditional knock-out mice in a colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC) model, we found that Bmi1 and Mel18 are important initiation and maintenance factors during CAC tumorigenesis. Epithelial depletion of both Bmi1 and Mel18, but not either gene alone, significantly reduces tumor growth and multiplicity.
BMI1 and MEL18 Promote Colitis-Associated Cancer in Mice via REG3B and STAT3.
Specimen part
View SamplesSMEI patient induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were derived from patient fibroblasts. In order to test the similarity between patient iPSCs and human embryonic stem (hES) cells, microarry analysis was carried out on SMEI patient iPSCs and human embryonic stem cells.
Modeling Dravet syndrome using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and directly converted neurons.
Specimen part, Disease, Disease stage
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Replacement of Oct4 by Tet1 during iPSC induction reveals an important role of DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation in reprogramming.
Specimen part
View SamplesGlobal gene-expression profiles analysis of hESCs, patient-specific iPSCs, gene-corrected iPSCs, and patient fibroblast cells.
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Sex, Age
View SamplesWe found that Tet1 (T) can substitute Oct4 and initiates somatic cell reprogramming in combination with Sox2 (S), Klf4 (K) and c-Myc (M). Moreover, the TSKM secondary reprogramming can proceed rapidly with widespread accompanying increase of 5hmC and 5mC at TSS and ES-active regulation regions followed by 5mC-5hmC pattern switchand, and the activation of endogenous Oct4 and Nanog was Tet1 and 5hmC involved in this process.
Replacement of Oct4 by Tet1 during iPSC induction reveals an important role of DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation in reprogramming.
Specimen part
View SamplesIt has been demonstrated previously that the reprogramming factors are sequestered in the pronuclei of zygote after fertilization, as the enucleated zygotes at interphase cannot support the development of cloned embryos whereas the enucleated zygotes at M-phase can reprogram somatic cells to full pluripotency. However, it remains unknown whether the parental pronucleus, derived either from the sperm or oocyte, possesses the similar reprogramming ability. Here, we provide evidence demonstrating that the parental pronuclei are asymmetric in reprogramming and the reprogramming factors reside mainly in the male pronucleus. As a result, only the female pronucleus-depleted mouse zygotes enucleated at M-phase of mitosis can support the somatic cell reprogramming, the derivation of chromosome transfer embryonic stem (ctES) cells with full pluripotency and the full term development of cloned embryos. In striking contrast, the male pronucleus-depleted zygotes enucleated at M-phase of mitosis fail to support the pre-implantation development of somatic cell cloned embryos. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the distinct epigenetic reprogramming ability of the parental pronucleus might contribute directly to the developmental difference of somatic cloned embryos. Our study highlights the developmental asymmetry of parental pronuclei in reprogramming.
Asymmetric reprogramming capacity of parental pronuclei in mouse zygotes.
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View SamplesThis study was designed to understand the mechanism by which floral organ abscission mutants'' phenotypes arise.
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Specimen part, Treatment
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