2015
Transcriptome Signature and Regulation in Human Somatic Cell Reprogramming
Tanaka Y, Hysolli E, Su J, Xiang Y, Kim KY, Zhong M, Li Y, Heydari K, Euskirchen G, Snyder MP, Pan X, Weissman SM, Park IH. Transcriptome Signature and Regulation in Human Somatic Cell Reprogramming. Stem Cell Reports 2015, 4: 1125-1139. PMID: 26004630, PMCID: PMC4471828, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2015.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAnimalsBase SequenceCellular ReprogrammingCyclin EEmbryonic Stem CellsGene Expression RegulationHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMiceMolecular Sequence DataOctamer Transcription Factor-3Oncogene ProteinsPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrincipal Component AnalysisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRNASequence Analysis, RNASOXB1 Transcription FactorsTranscriptomeConceptsHuman somatic cell reprogrammingMonoallelic gene expressionSomatic cell reprogrammingPrevious transcriptome studiesHuman iPSC reprogrammingPluripotent stem cellsCell reprogrammingIPSC reprogrammingTranscriptome dataEarly reprogrammingTranscriptome studiesTranscriptome changesBiallelic expressionRNA-seqSomatic cellsExpression analysisGene expressionSpliced formsReprogrammingTranscriptome signaturesStem cellsInvaluable resourceCellular surface markersBiomedical researchCells
2014
Histone Variant H2A.X Deposition Pattern Serves as a Functional Epigenetic Mark for Distinguishing the Developmental Potentials of iPSCs
Wu T, Liu Y, Wen D, Tseng Z, Tahmasian M, Zhong M, Rafii S, Stadtfeld M, Hochedlinger K, Xiao A. Histone Variant H2A.X Deposition Pattern Serves as a Functional Epigenetic Mark for Distinguishing the Developmental Potentials of iPSCs. Cell Stem Cell 2014, 15: 281-294. PMID: 25192463, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2014.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsLineage gene expressionHistone variant H2A.XCell lineage commitmentDevelopmental potentialMouse iPSC linesIPSC linesPluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technologyEpigenetic marksLineage genesEpigenetic mechanismsLineage commitmentLineage differentiationExtraembryonic differentiationStem cell technologyGene expressionTetraploid complementationIPSC clonesIPSC qualityStem cellsFunctional markersH2A.XDifferentiationIPSCsComplementationUsing Native Chromatin Immunoprecipitation to Interrogate Histone Variant Protein Deposition in Embryonic Stem Cells
Tseng Z, Wu T, Liu Y, Zhong M, Xiao A. Using Native Chromatin Immunoprecipitation to Interrogate Histone Variant Protein Deposition in Embryonic Stem Cells. Methods In Molecular Biology 2014, 1176: 11-22. PMID: 25030915, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0992-6_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNative chromatin immunoprecipitationHigh-throughput sequencingEmbryonic stem cellsChromatin immunoprecipitationHistone variantsMouse embryonic stem cellsGenome-wide localizationChromatin-associated factorsStem cellsProtein of interestMassive parallel sequencingHistone modificationsChromatin regionsChromatin pelletEpigenetic techniquesDNA fragmentsParallel sequencingImmunoprecipitationLibrary constructionSequencingEnzymatic digestionProtein depositionCellsH2A.XSpecific antibodies
2013
Transcriptional regulation in pluripotent stem cells by methyl CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2)
Tanaka Y, Kim KY, Zhong M, Pan X, Weissman SM, Park IH. Transcriptional regulation in pluripotent stem cells by methyl CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2). Human Molecular Genetics 2013, 23: 1045-1055. PMID: 24129406, PMCID: PMC3900111, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPluripotent stem cellsMutant MECP2X chromosomeMethyl-CpGStem cellsGene expressionLong-range chromatin interactionsFundamental cellular physiologyRett syndromeMitochondrial membrane proteinInactive X chromosomeProtein 2Chromatin interactionsTranscriptional regulationTranscription regulatorsCellular physiologyTranscriptome analysisLoss of functionMembrane proteinsMeCP2 resultsDe novo mutationsRegulatory mechanismsMeCP2ChromosomesRTT patients