2016
DNA methylation on N6-adenine in mammalian embryonic stem cells
Wu TP, Wang T, Seetin MG, Lai Y, Zhu S, Lin K, Liu Y, Byrum SD, Mackintosh SG, Zhong M, Tackett A, Wang G, Hon LS, Fang G, Swenberg JA, Xiao AZ. DNA methylation on N6-adenine in mammalian embryonic stem cells. Nature 2016, 532: 329-333. PMID: 27027282, PMCID: PMC4977844, DOI: 10.1038/nature17640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenineAlkB Homolog 1, Histone H2a DioxygenaseAnimalsCell DifferentiationDNA MethylationDNA Transposable ElementsDNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) LyaseEnhancer Elements, GeneticEpigenesis, GeneticEvolution, MolecularGene SilencingLong Interspersed Nucleotide ElementsMammalsMiceMouse Embryonic Stem CellsUp-RegulationX ChromosomeConceptsLINE-1 transposonsEmbryonic stem cellsN6-methyladenineMammalian genomesEpigenetic silencingDNA methylationX chromosomeMammalian embryonic stem cellsEmbryonic stem cell differentiationMouse embryonic stem cellsStem cellsStem cell differentiationMammalian evolutionTranscriptional silencingEvolutionary ageGene activationDNA modificationsL1 elementsCell differentiationSilencingTransposonN6-adenineGenomeActivation signalsChromosomes
2015
Transcriptional Profiling of Ectoderm Specification to Keratinocyte Fate in Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Tadeu AM, Lin S, Hou L, Chung L, Zhong M, Zhao H, Horsley V. Transcriptional Profiling of Ectoderm Specification to Keratinocyte Fate in Human Embryonic Stem Cells. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0122493. PMID: 25849374, PMCID: PMC4388500, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman embryonic stem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsEctoderm specificationStem cellsHuman embryonic stem cell differentiationEmbryonic stem cell differentiationStem cell differentiationKeratinocyte fateEctoderm lineageEpidermal specificationTranscriptional regulationCandidate regulatorsTranscriptional profilingEpidermal developmentGrowth factor activityProtein aP2Keratinocyte developmentCell differentiationΓ-secretase inhibitor DAPTGenesFactor activityHomeostatic conditionsEpithelial tissuesInhibitor DAPTCell signature
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.XDifferentiationIPSCsComplementation