2023
Serum Response Factor Reduces Gene Expression Noise and Confers Cell State Stability
Zhang J, Wu Q, Hu X, Wang Y, Lu J, Chakraborty R, Martin K, Guo S. Serum Response Factor Reduces Gene Expression Noise and Confers Cell State Stability. Stem Cells 2023, 41: 907-915. PMID: 37386941, PMCID: PMC11009695, DOI: 10.1093/stmcls/sxad051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCell DifferentiationGene ExpressionMicePluripotent Stem CellsSerum Response FactorConceptsMouse pluripotent stem cellsSerum response factorPluripotent stem cellsCell fate stabilityRole of SRFGene expression noiseHeterogeneous gene expressionResponse factorStem cellsNaïve pluripotencyCell state heterogeneityLineage primingExpression noiseActin dynamicsCellular statesPluripotent cellsSRF functionCell statesMechanical signalingGene expressionFunctional modulationCentral mediatorSerum-containing culturesState heterogeneityCells
2020
YAP Non-cell-autonomously Promotes Pluripotency Induction in Mouse Cells
Hartman AA, Scalf SM, Zhang J, Hu X, Chen X, Eastman AE, Yang C, Guo S. YAP Non-cell-autonomously Promotes Pluripotency Induction in Mouse Cells. Stem Cell Reports 2020, 14: 730-743. PMID: 32243844, PMCID: PMC7160372, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2020.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPluripotency inductionCell typesMouse somatic cellsMultiple stem cell typesHeterologous cell typesStem cell typesPluripotent stem cellsEarly embryogenesisSomatic cellsDistinct functionsMouse cellsMatricellular proteinYAPRecombinant CYR61Stem cellsAutonomous roleCyr61Specific cellsBystander cellsProteinCellsInductionPluripotencyEmbryogenesisControl mechanisms
2019
MKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation
Hu X, Liu ZZ, Chen X, Schulz VP, Kumar A, Hartman AA, Weinstein J, Johnston JF, Rodriguez EC, Eastman AE, Cheng J, Min L, Zhong M, Carroll C, Gallagher PG, Lu J, Schwartz M, King MC, Krause DS, Guo S. MKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 1695. PMID: 30979898, PMCID: PMC6461646, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09636-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fate reprogrammingChromatin accessibilityActin cytoskeletonSomatic cell reprogrammingPluripotency transcription factorsGlobal chromatin accessibilityGenomic accessibilityCytoskeleton (LINC) complexCell reprogrammingCytoskeletal genesTranscription factorsReprogrammingPluripotencyChromatinCytoskeletonMKL1Unappreciated aspectPathwayNuclear volumeNucleoskeletonSUN2CellsActivationGenesExpression
2018
Dppa2/4 Facilitate Epigenetic Remodeling during Reprogramming to Pluripotency
Hernandez C, Wang Z, Ramazanov B, Tang Y, Mehta S, Dambrot C, Lee YW, Tessema K, Kumar I, Astudillo M, Neubert TA, Guo S, Ivanova NB. Dppa2/4 Facilitate Epigenetic Remodeling during Reprogramming to Pluripotency. Cell Stem Cell 2018, 23: 396-411.e8. PMID: 30146411, PMCID: PMC6128737, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2018.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduced pluripotent stem cellsDNA damage response pathwayAcquisition of pluripotencyDamage response pathwayDNA methylation patternsStem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsESC enhancersPluripotent stem cellsMyc factorsPluripotent stateSomatic genesChromatin decompactionMolecular machineryEpigenetic remodelingEfficient reprogrammingResponse pathwaysSomatic cellsMethylation patternsPluripotencyHuman cellsEpigenomeEnhancerCellsKey role
2013
Dynamic Migration and Cell‐Cell Interactions of Early Reprogramming Revealed by High‐Resolution Time‐Lapse Imaging
Megyola CM, Gao Y, Teixeira AM, Cheng J, Heydari K, Cheng E, Nottoli T, Krause DS, Lu J, Guo S. Dynamic Migration and Cell‐Cell Interactions of Early Reprogramming Revealed by High‐Resolution Time‐Lapse Imaging. Stem Cells 2013, 31: 895-905. PMID: 23335078, PMCID: PMC4309553, DOI: 10.1002/stem.1323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-cell interactionsEarly reprogrammingDynamic cell-cell interactionsSingle-cell resolutionTime-lapse microscopyE-cadherin inhibitionTime-lapse imagingPluripotency inductionInduced pluripotencyGranulocyte-monocyte progenitorsPluripotent cellsReprogrammingMolecular mechanismsCell resolutionCell migrationCellular interactionsGenetic makeupE-cadherinSatellite coloniesExperimental systemHematopoietic stateSource cellsRare cellsColoniesComplex mechanisms