2018
Global delay in nascent strand DNA methylation
Charlton J, Downing TL, Smith ZD, Gu H, Clement K, Pop R, Akopian V, Klages S, Santos DP, Tsankov AM, Timmermann B, Ziller MJ, Kiskinis E, Gnirke A, Meissner A. Global delay in nascent strand DNA methylation. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2018, 25: 327-332. PMID: 29531288, PMCID: PMC5889353, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-018-0046-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell CycleCell ProliferationCpG IslandsCytosineDNADNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationDNA Methyltransferase 3ADNA ReplicationEmbryonic Stem CellsEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression RegulationGenome, HumanHCT116 CellsHumansMaleMethylationMitosisMotor NeuronsNeoplasmsSequence Analysis, RNATranscription FactorsConceptsCytosine methylationCpG methylationGenome-wide bisulfite sequencingCis-regulatory elementsEmbryonic stem cellsCancer cell line HCT116Cell cycle arrestEpigenetic informationMammalian developmentGene regulationMitotic transmissionEpigenetic heterogeneityEpigenetic roleBisulfite sequencingCell line HCT116DNA methylationHuman cellsMethylationHeterogeneous methylationStem cellsCellsBrdU labelingPronounced lagGlobal reductionImmunoprecipitation
2015
Integrative Analyses of Human Reprogramming Reveal Dynamic Nature of Induced Pluripotency
Cacchiarelli D, Trapnell C, Ziller MJ, Soumillon M, Cesana M, Karnik R, Donaghey J, Smith ZD, Ratanasirintrawoot S, Zhang X, Sui S, Wu Z, Akopian V, Gifford CA, Doench J, Rinn JL, Daley GQ, Meissner A, Lander ES, Mikkelsen TS. Integrative Analyses of Human Reprogramming Reveal Dynamic Nature of Induced Pluripotency. Cell 2015, 162: 412-424. PMID: 26186193, PMCID: PMC4511597, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduced pluripotencyHuman cellsEmbryonic patterning genesComplementary functional analysesPre-implantation stagesPatterning genesDevelopmental regulatorsEpigenomic analysisMolecular principlesNovel regulatorFunctional analysisIntegrative analysisIntercellular heterogeneityMolecular underpinningsPluripotencyDisease modelingCell platformRegulatorCellsDistinct wavesDonor variabilityGenes
2010
Highly Efficient Reprogramming to Pluripotency and Directed Differentiation of Human Cells with Synthetic Modified mRNA
Warren L, Manos PD, Ahfeldt T, Loh YH, Li H, Lau F, Ebina W, Mandal PK, Smith ZD, Meissner A, Daley GQ, Brack AS, Collins JJ, Cowan C, Schlaeger TM, Rossi DJ. Highly Efficient Reprogramming to Pluripotency and Directed Differentiation of Human Cells with Synthetic Modified mRNA. Cell Stem Cell 2010, 7: 618-630. PMID: 20888316, PMCID: PMC3656821, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2010.08.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduced pluripotent stem cellsPluripotent stem cellsCell fateMultiple human cell typesSomatic cell reprogrammingCell typesUseful cell typesStem cellsHuman cell typesPatient-specific induced pluripotent stem cellsCell reprogrammingCellular reprogrammingInnate antiviral responseDirected DifferentiationIPSC derivationHuman cellsMyogenic cellsSynthetic mRNAAntiviral responseDisease modelingReprogrammingModified mRNARegenerative medicineFateMRNA