2008
Reprogramming of Pancreatic β Cells into Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Stadtfeld M, Brennand K, Hochedlinger K. Reprogramming of Pancreatic β Cells into Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Current Biology 2008, 18: 890-894. PMID: 18501604, PMCID: PMC2819222, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsPluripotent stem cellsCell typesIPS cellsStem cellsC-MycTranscription factors Oct4Rare cell typesInduced pluripotent stem cellsCertain cell typesAdult stem cellsInducible lentivirusVitro reprogrammingFactors OCT4Pluripotent cellsEctopic expressionGenetic proofPancreatic β-cellsGerm layersDifferentiated cellsChimeric animalsPluripotency markersDifferentiation stageBeta cellsPancreatic beta cells
2007
All β Cells Contribute Equally to Islet Growth and Maintenance
Brennand K, Huangfu D, Melton D. All β Cells Contribute Equally to Islet Growth and Maintenance. PLOS Biology 2007, 5: e163. PMID: 17535113, PMCID: PMC1877817, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdult Stem CellsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationFemaleGenes, ReporterGenetic MarkersGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHistonesIn Vitro TechniquesInsulin-Secreting CellsIslets of LangerhansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicModels, BiologicalMosaicismRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTetracyclineConceptsBeta-cell populationBeta cellsBeta-cell replicationHealthy adult miceBeta-cell poolCell populationsDifferentiated beta cellsStem cellsReplacement therapyCell replacement therapyAdult miceIslet growthΒ-cellsProtein expressionCell poolReplicative capacityCell replicationHepatocyte populationAdult stem cellsClonal analysisCellsLevel of fluorescenceFluorescent protein expressionPopulationDiabetes