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Unique molecular events during reprogramming of human somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) at naïve state

  1. Yixuan Wang  Is a corresponding author
  2. Chengchen Zhao
  3. Zhenzhen Hou
  4. Yuanyuan Yang
  5. Yan Bi
  6. Hong Wang
  7. Yong Zhang
  8. Shaorong Gao  Is a corresponding author
  1. Tongji University, China
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.29518
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  1. Yixuan Wang
  2. Chengchen Zhao
  3. Zhenzhen Hou
  4. Yuanyuan Yang
  5. Yan Bi
  6. Hong Wang
  7. Yong Zhang
  8. Shaorong Gao
(2018)
Unique molecular events during reprogramming of human somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) at naïve state
eLife 7:e29518.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.29518
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Abstract

Derivation of human naïve cells in the ground state of pluripotency provides promising avenues for developmental biology studies and therapeutic manipulations. However, the molecular mechanisms involved in the establishment and maintenance of human naïve pluripotency remain poorly understood. Using the human inducible reprogramming system together with the 5iLAF naïve induction strategy, integrative analysis of transcriptional and epigenetic dynamics across the transition from human fibroblasts to naïve iPSCs revealed ordered waves of gene network activation sharing signatures with those found during embryonic development from late embryogenesis to pre-implantation stages. More importantly, Transcriptional analysis showed a significant transient reactivation of transcripts with 8-cell-stage-like characteristics in the late stage of reprogramming, suggesting transient activation of gene network with human zygotic genome activation (ZGA)-like signatures during the establishment of naïve pluripotency. Together, Dissecting the naïve reprogramming dynamics by integrative analysis improves the understanding of the molecular features involved in the generation of naïve pluripotency directly from somatic cells.

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  1. Yixuan Wang

    School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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  2. Chengchen Zhao

    School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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  3. Zhenzhen Hou

    School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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  4. Yuanyuan Yang

    School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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  5. Yan Bi

    School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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  6. Hong Wang

    School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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  7. Yong Zhang

    School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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  8. Shaorong Gao

    School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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National Natural Science Foundation of China (31671530)

  • Shaorong Gao

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (2016YFA0100400)

  • Shaorong Gao

National Natural Science Foundation of China (31325019)

  • Shaorong Gao

National Natural Science Foundation of China (31471392)

  • Shaorong Gao

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (2014CB964601)

  • Shaorong Gao

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Human subjects: Human subjects: Human skin specimens from abortive fetus were obtained from the Clinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University to make human embryonic fibroblasts (HEFs). The patients provided informed consent for tissue donations, and the Biological Research Ethics Committee of Tongji University approved the study.

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© 2018, Wang et al.

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  1. Yixuan Wang
  2. Chengchen Zhao
  3. Zhenzhen Hou
  4. Yuanyuan Yang
  5. Yan Bi
  6. Hong Wang
  7. Yong Zhang
  8. Shaorong Gao
(2018)
Unique molecular events during reprogramming of human somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) at naïve state
eLife 7:e29518.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.29518

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