| Literature DB >> 25281282 |
Jaber Firas1, Xiaodong Liu1, Jose M Polo2.
Abstract
Six decades ago, seminal work conducted by John Gurdon on genome conservation resulted in major advancements towards nuclear reprogramming technologies such as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), cell fusion and transcription factor mediated reprogramming. This revolutionized our views regarding cell fate conversion and development. These technologies also shed light on the role of the epigenome in cellular identity, and how the memory of the cell of origin affects the reprogrammed cell. This review will discuss recent work on epigenetic memory retained in pluripotent cells derived by SCNT and transcription factor mediated reprogramming, and the challenges attached to it.Keywords: Cloning; Embryonic stem cells; Epigenetic memory; Induced pluripotent stem cells; Nuclear reprogramming; Somatic cell nuclear transfer
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25281282 DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2014.09.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Differentiation ISSN: 0301-4681 Impact factor: 3.880