Mammalian genes induce partially reprogrammed pluripotent stem cells in non-mammalian vertebrate and invertebrate species.
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Cells are fundamental units of life, but little is known about evolution of cell states. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are once differentiated cells that have been re-programmed to an embryonic stem cell-like state, providing a powerful platform for biology and medicine. However, they have been limited to a few mammalian species. Here we found that a set of four mammalian transcription factor genes used to generate iPSCs in mouse and humans can induce a partially reprogrammed pluripotent stem cell (PRPSCs) state in vertebrate and invertebrate model organisms, in mammals, birds, fish, and fly, which span 550 million years from a common ancestor. These findings are one of the first to show cross-lineage stem cell-like induction, and to generate pluripotent-like cells for several of these species with in vivo chimeras. We suggest that the stem-cell state may be highly conserved across a wide phylogenetic range. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00036.001.
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Cited Authors
- Rosselló, RA; Chen, C-C; Dai, R; Howard, JT; Hochgeschwender, U; Jarvis, ED
Published Date
- September 3, 2013
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 2 /
Start / End Page
- e00036 -
PubMed ID
- 24015354
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC3762186
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 2050-084X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.7554/eLife.00036
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England