Title | A murine ESC-like state facilitates transgenesis and homologous recombination in human pluripotent stem cells. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Authors | Buecker C, Chen H-H, Polo JMaria, Daheron L, Bu L, Barakat TStefan, Okwieka P, Porter A, Gribnau J, Hochedlinger K, Geijsen N |
Journal | Cell Stem Cell |
Volume | 6 |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 535-46 |
Date Published | 2010 Jun 4 |
ISSN | 1875-9777 |
Keywords | Animals, Antigens, Differentiation, Cell Dedifferentiation, Cell Line, Embryonic Stem Cells, Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, Gene Transfer Techniques, Genetic Therapy, Humans, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, Leukemia Inhibitory Factor, Mice, Recombination, Genetic, Sequence Homology, Transcription Factors |
Abstract | Murine pluripotent stem cells can exist in two functionally distinct states, LIF-dependent embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and bFGF-dependent epiblast stem cells (EpiSCs). However, human pluripotent cells so far seemed to assume only an epiblast-like state. Here we demonstrate that human iPSC reprogramming in the presence of LIF yields human stem cells that display morphological, molecular, and functional properties of murine ESCs. We termed these hLR5 iPSCs because they require the expression of five ectopic reprogramming factors, Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, cMyc, and Nanog, to maintain this more naive state. The cells are "metastable" and upon ectopic factor withdrawal they revert to standard human iPSCs. Finally, we demonstrate that the hLR5 state facilitates gene targeting, and as such provides a powerful tool for the generation of recombinant human pluripotent stem cell lines. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.stem.2010.05.003 |
Alternate Journal | Cell Stem Cell |
PubMed ID | 20569691 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC3162213 |
Grant List | R01 HD048769 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States R01 HD048769-03 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States R01 HD048769-03S1 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States |