Academic Program
Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Publication Date
2014-07-24
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Cell and Developmental Biology | Genetics and Genomics | Genomics
Abstract
Although transcriptome analysis can uncover the molecular changes that occur during induced reprogramming, the functional requirements for a given factor during stepwise cell-fate transitions are left unclear. Here, we used a genome-wide RNAi screen and performed integrated transcriptome analysis to identify key genes and cellular events required at the transition steps in reprogramming. Genes associated with cell signaling pathways (e.g., Itpr1, Itpr2, and Pdia3) constitute the major regulatory networks before cells acquire pluripotency. Activation of a specific gene set (e.g., Utf1 or Tdgf1) is important for mature induced pluripotent stem cell formation. Strikingly, a major proportion of RNAi targets ( approximately 53% to 70%) includes genes whose expression levels are unchanged during reprogramming. Among these non-differentially expressed genes, Dmbx1, Hnf4g, Nobox, and Asb4 are important, whereas Nfe2, Cdkn2aip, Msx3, Dbx1, Lzts1, Gtf2i, and Ankrd22 are roadblocks to reprogramming. Together, our results provide a wealth of information about gene functions required at transition steps during reprogramming.
Rights and Permissions
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.celrep.2014.07.002
Source
Cell Rep. 2014 Jul 24;8(2):327-37. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.07.002. Epub 2014 Jul 17. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Cell reports
Related Resources
PubMed ID
25043178
Repository Citation
Yang C, Chang K, Rana TM. (2014). Genome-wide functional analysis reveals factors needed at the transition steps of induced reprogramming. GSBS Student Publications. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2014.07.002. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/1919