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
Neuronal maturation defect in induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with Rett syndrome
Kim KY, Hysolli E, Park IH. Neuronal maturation defect in induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with Rett syndrome. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 14169-14174. PMID: 21807996, PMCID: PMC3161557, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1018979108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceBiomarkersCell DifferentiationChildChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, XEmbryonic Stem CellsFemaleFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsKruppel-Like Factor 4Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2Molecular Sequence DataNeuronsRett SyndromeX Chromosome InactivationConceptsX chromosomePluripotent stem cellsSingle active X chromosomeRett syndromeActive X chromosomePathophysiology of RTTX-chromosome inactivationStem cellsInduced pluripotent stem cellsRTT fibroblastsMurine genetic modelsMolecular dissectionChromosome inactivationFactors OCT4Methyl-CpGRTT phenotypeNeuronal differentiationChromosomesPurposeful hand movementsNormal developmentRTT modelModel of RTTProtein 2Maturation defectsNeuronal maturation