| Literature DB >> 33480184 |
Dongwei Li1,2,3,4, Xiaodong Shu1,3,4, Ping Zhu2, Duanqing Pei1,3,4,5.
Abstract
Genome architecture and chromatin dynamics govern the fate and identify of a cell. Recent advances in mapping chromatin landscapes offer valuable tools for the acquisition of accurate information regarding chromatin dynamics. Here we discuss recent findings linking chromatin dynamics to cell fate control. Specifically, chromatin undergoes a binary off/on switch during iPSC reprogramming, closing and opening loci occupied by somatic and pluripotency transcription factors, respectively. This logic of a binary off/on switch may also be operational in cell fate control during normal development and implies that further approaches could potentially be developed to direct cell fate changes both in vitro and in vivo.Entities:
Keywords: chromatin dynamics; reprogramming; stem cell
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33480184 PMCID: PMC7857421 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202051644
Source DB: PubMed Journal: EMBO Rep ISSN: 1469-221X Impact factor: 8.807