2019
MKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation
Hu X, Liu ZZ, Chen X, Schulz VP, Kumar A, Hartman AA, Weinstein J, Johnston JF, Rodriguez EC, Eastman AE, Cheng J, Min L, Zhong M, Carroll C, Gallagher PG, Lu J, Schwartz M, King MC, Krause DS, Guo S. MKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 1695. PMID: 30979898, PMCID: PMC6461646, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09636-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fate reprogrammingChromatin accessibilityActin cytoskeletonSomatic cell reprogrammingPluripotency transcription factorsGlobal chromatin accessibilityGenomic accessibilityCytoskeleton (LINC) complexCell reprogrammingCytoskeletal genesTranscription factorsReprogrammingPluripotencyChromatinCytoskeletonMKL1Unappreciated aspectPathwayNuclear volumeNucleoskeletonSUN2CellsActivationGenesExpression
2013
C/EBPα poises B cells for rapid reprogramming into induced pluripotent stem cells
Di Stefano B, Sardina JL, van Oevelen C, Collombet S, Kallin EM, Vicent GP, Lu J, Thieffry D, Beato M, Graf T. C/EBPα poises B cells for rapid reprogramming into induced pluripotent stem cells. Nature 2013, 506: 235-239. PMID: 24336202, DOI: 10.1038/nature12885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-alphaCell TransdifferentiationCells, CulturedCellular ReprogrammingChromatinCytosineDeoxyribonuclease IDioxygenasesDNA MethylationDNA-Binding ProteinsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMiceOctamer Transcription Factor-3Proto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycSOXB1 Transcription FactorsUp-RegulationConceptsInduced pluripotent stem cellsPluripotent stem cellsTranscription factors Oct4Stem cellsTET2 enzymeChromatin accessibilityPluripotency genesRapid reprogrammingEfficient reprogrammingFactors OCT4B cell precursorsReprogrammingCell precursorsCellsB cellsGenesKLF4MYCSOX2OverexpressionEnzymeExpressionActivation