2020
Reprogramming progressive cells display low CAG promoter activity
Hu X, Wu Q, Zhang J, Kim J, Chen X, Hartman AA, Eastman AE, Park I, Guo S. Reprogramming progressive cells display low CAG promoter activity. Stem Cells 2020, 39: 43-54. PMID: 33075202, PMCID: PMC7821215, DOI: 10.1002/stem.3295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYAP 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
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
2015
Choosing Cell Fate Through a Dynamic Cell Cycle
Chen X, Hartman A, Guo S. Choosing Cell Fate Through a Dynamic Cell Cycle. Current Stem Cell Reports 2015, 1: 129-138. PMID: 28725536, PMCID: PMC5487535, DOI: 10.1007/s40778-015-0018-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell fate changesCell fateCell cycle dynamicsFate changesSomatic cellsDifferentiated somatic cell typesCell cycleCell fate specificationCell fate determinationInduction of pluripotencyTranscription factor concentrationsSomatic cell typesFate specificationFate determinationCell cycle accelerationCycle dynamicsTissue homeostasisDevelopmental systemsYamanaka factorsCell typesNormal developmentPluripotencyRecent discoveryReprogrammingFate
2014
Nonstochastic Reprogramming from a Privileged Somatic Cell State
Guo S, Zi X, Schulz VP, Cheng J, Zhong M, Koochaki SH, Megyola CM, Pan X, Heydari K, Weissman SM, Gallagher PG, Krause DS, Fan R, Lu J. Nonstochastic Reprogramming from a Privileged Somatic Cell State. Cell 2014, 156: 649-662. PMID: 24486105, PMCID: PMC4318260, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomatic cell stateCell statesAcquisition of pluripotencyMurine hematopoietic progenitorsEndogenous Oct4Cell cycle accelerationNonstochastic mannerSomatic cellsProgeny cellsPluripotent fateYamanaka factorsCell cycleHematopoietic progenitorsP53 knockdownPluripotencyReprogrammingCycling populationFactor expressionCellsFibroblastsImportant bottleneckKnockdownProgenitorsFateExpression