Ghazia Abbas, PhD
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2025
Transformation of an Olfactory Placode-Derived Cell into One with Stem Cell Characteristics by Disrupting Epigenetic Barriers
Abbas G, Vyas R, Noble J, Lin B, Lane R. Transformation of an Olfactory Placode-Derived Cell into One with Stem Cell Characteristics by Disrupting Epigenetic Barriers. Cellular Reprogramming 2025, 27: 164-173. PMID: 40659335, DOI: 10.1177/21524971251359000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory sensory neuron lineageSensory neuron lineageStem cell characteristicsNeuronal lineageOlfactory neuronal lineageSOX2 over-expressionOlfactory sensory neuronsResponse to acute injuryPopulation of pluripotent cellsCell typesPlacode-derived cellsEpigenetic stabilityCell characteristicsOlfactory lineagesTransit-amplifying cellsSensory neuronsGene expression profilesEpigenetic barriersPluripotent cellsAcute injuryCellular plasticityCell linesT antigenNeuronal stageCellular reprogramming
2021
Olfactory receptor coding sequences cause silencing of episomal constructs in multiple cell lines
Abbas G, Tang S, Noble J, Lane R. Olfactory receptor coding sequences cause silencing of episomal constructs in multiple cell lines. Molecular And Cellular Neuroscience 2021, 117: 103681. PMID: 34742908, PMCID: PMC8669572, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2021.103681.Peer-Reviewed Original Research In PressConceptsSensory neuronsOR expressionCell linesCoding sequenceOdorant receptorsOlfactory sensory neuronsReceptor coding sequenceMultiple cell linesMultiple odorant receptorsMammalian olfactory systemEpisomal constructsLevel of expressionTrans factorsComplex multi-step processOR genesBicistronic mRNAEpisomal expressionCMV promoterGFP geneReporter geneFibroblast cell lineOlfactory systemStable expressionGenesNeurons
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