Robust 4C-seq data analysis to screen for regulatory DNA interactions

HJG Van De Werken, G Landan, SJB Holwerda… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Regulatory DNA elements can control the expression of distant genes via physical
interactions. Here we present a cost-effective methodology and computational analysis …

Defined three-dimensional microenvironments boost induction of pluripotency

M Caiazzo, Y Okawa, A Ranga, A Piersigilli, Y Tabata… - Nature materials, 2016 - nature.com
Since the discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), numerous approaches have
been explored to improve the original protocol, which is based on a two-dimensional (2D) …

Interspecific in vitro assay for the chimera-forming ability of human pluripotent stem cells

H Masaki, M Kato-Itoh, A Umino, H Sato… - …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Functional assay limitations are an emerging issue in characterizing human pluripotent stem
cells (PSCs). With rodent PSCs, chimera formation using pre-implantation embryos is the …

Qualifying stem cell sources: how to overcome potential pitfalls in regenerative medicine?

S Reinke, A Dienelt, A Blankenstein… - Journal of tissue …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Regenerative medicine aims to replace lost cells and to restore damaged tissues and
organs by either tissue‐engineering approaches or stimulation of endogenous processes …

Biochemical defects in minor spliceosome function in the developmental disorder MOPD I

F Jafarifar, RC Dietrich, JM Hiznay, RA Padgett - Rna, 2014 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
Biallelic mutations of the human RNU4ATAC gene, which codes for the minor spliceosomal
U4atac snRNA, cause the developmental disorder, MOPD I/TALS. To date, nine separate …

[HTML][HTML] Establishment of a primed pluripotent epiblast stem cell in FGF4-based conditions

JY Joo, HW Choi, MJ Kim, H Zaehres, N Tapia… - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Several mouse pluripotent stem cell types have been established either from mouse
blastocysts and epiblasts. Among these, embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are considered to …

[HTML][HTML] Comparability of automated human induced pluripotent stem cell culture: a pilot study

PRT Archibald, A Chandra, D Thomas, O Chose… - Bioprocess and …, 2016 - Springer
Consistent and robust manufacturing is essential for the translation of cell therapies, and the
utilisation automation throughout the manufacturing process may allow for improvements in …

[HTML][HTML] KSR-based medium improves the generation of high-quality mouse iPS cells

K Liu, F Wang, X Ye, L Wang, J Yang, J Zhang, L Liu - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from somatic cells have great potential for regenerative
medicine. The efficiency in generation of iPS cells has been significantly improved in recent …

A microRNA-based system for selecting and maintaining the pluripotent state in human induced pluripotent stem cells

B Di Stefano, SM Maffioletti, B Gentner, F Ungaro… - Stem Cells, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology has provided researchers with a unique tool
to derive disease-specific stem cells for the study and possible treatment of degenerative …

Importance of culture conditions during the morula-to-blastocyst period on capacity of inner cell-mass cells of bovine blastocysts for establishment of self-renewing …

M Ozawa, M Sakatani, KE Hankowski, N Terada… - Theriogenology, 2012 - Elsevier
The hypothesis was tested that the pluripotency of the inner cell mass (ICM) of the bovine
embryo is enhanced by the glycogen synthase kinase-3β inhibitor CHIR99021 and the …