2014
X Chromosome of Female Cells Shows Dynamic Changes in Status during Human Somatic Cell Reprogramming
Kim KY, Hysolli E, Tanaka Y, Wang B, Jung YW, Pan X, Weissman SM, Park IH. X Chromosome of Female Cells Shows Dynamic Changes in Status during Human Somatic Cell Reprogramming. Stem Cell Reports 2014, 2: 896-909. PMID: 24936474, PMCID: PMC4050354, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2014.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsX chromosome stateInactive X chromosomeActive X chromosomeX chromosomeChromosome stateHuman somatic cell reprogrammingIPSC clonesSomatic cell reprogrammingX chromosome reactivationStem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsPluripotent stem cellsHuman iPSC clonesEpigenetic stateCell reprogrammingFemale iPSCsFemale cellsChromosomesHuman iPSCsParental cellsDisease modelingDynamic changesRobust reactivationIPSCsClones
2013
Investigation of Rett syndrome using pluripotent stem cells
Dajani R, Koo S, Sullivan GJ, Park I. Investigation of Rett syndrome using pluripotent stem cells. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2013, 114: 2446-2453. PMID: 23744605, PMCID: PMC3773984, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPluripotent stem cellsStem cellsRett syndromeFunction of MeCP2Pathophysiology of RTTEmbryonic stem cellsEpigenetic instabilityTranscription factorsDe novo mutationsRTT phenotypeCurrent iPSCHuman diseasesMeCP2Novo mutationsIPSCsCellsNeurodevelopmental disordersOverexpressionMutationsPhenotypeMurine modelRecapitulationMaintenanceIdentification
2011
Induced pluripotent stem cells for neural tissue engineering
Wang A, Tang Z, Park IH, Zhu Y, Patel S, Daley GQ, Li S. Induced pluripotent stem cells for neural tissue engineering. Biomaterials 2011, 32: 5023-5032. PMID: 21514663, PMCID: PMC3100451, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.03.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsTissue engineeringNeural tissue engineeringPluripotent stem cellsNanofibrous tubular scaffoldsRegenerative medicine applicationsStem cellsTissue-engineered nerve conduitNeural crest stem cellsDifferentiation of iPSCsTeratoma formationMedicine applicationsGreat promiseTremendous potentialIPSC differentiationEctodermal lineagesTubular scaffoldsMultipotent neural crest stem cellsCell therapyEngineeringHuman iPSCDifferent cell linesAccelerated regenerationScaffoldsIPSCs