Direct neural conversion from human fibroblasts using self-regulating and nonintegrating viral vectors.
Lau, Shong LU ; Rylander, Daniella LU
; Jakobsson, Johan
LU
and Parmar, Malin
LU
(2014)
In Cell Reports
9(5).
p.1673-1680
- Abstract
- Recent findings show that human fibroblasts can be directly programmed into functional neurons without passing via a proliferative stem cell intermediate. These findings open up the possibility of generating subtype-specific neurons of human origin for therapeutic use from fetal cell, from patients themselves, or from matched donors. In this study, we present an improved system for direct neural conversion of human fibroblasts. The neural reprogramming genes are regulated by the neuron-specific microRNA, miR-124, such that each cell turns off expression of the reprogramming genes once the cell has reached a stable neuronal fate. The regulated system can be combined with integrase-deficient vectors, providing a nonintegrative and... (More)
- Recent findings show that human fibroblasts can be directly programmed into functional neurons without passing via a proliferative stem cell intermediate. These findings open up the possibility of generating subtype-specific neurons of human origin for therapeutic use from fetal cell, from patients themselves, or from matched donors. In this study, we present an improved system for direct neural conversion of human fibroblasts. The neural reprogramming genes are regulated by the neuron-specific microRNA, miR-124, such that each cell turns off expression of the reprogramming genes once the cell has reached a stable neuronal fate. The regulated system can be combined with integrase-deficient vectors, providing a nonintegrative and self-regulated conversion system that rids problems associated with the integration of viral transgenes into the host genome. These modifications make the system suitable for clinical use and therefore represent a major step forward in the development of induced neurons for cell therapy. (Less)
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- Lau, Shong
LU
; Rylander, Daniella
LU
; Jakobsson, Johan
LU
and Parmar, Malin
LU
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- 2014
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- Cell Reports
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- 9
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- 5
- pages
- 1673 - 1680
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- Cell Press
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- pmid:25482564
- wos:000346851900013
- scopus:84915749642
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- 2211-1247
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- 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.11.017
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- English
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- yes
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