title: A reprogrammable mouse strain from gene-targeted embryonic stem cells.
abstract: The derivation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) usually involves the viral introduction of reprogramming factors into somatic cells. Here we used gene targeting to generate a mouse strain with a single copy of an inducible, polycistronic reprogramming cassette, allowing for the induction of pluripotency in various somatic cell types. As these 'reprogrammable mice' can be easily bred, they are a useful tool to study the mechanisms underlying cellular reprogramming.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Center for Regenerative Medicine, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stadtfeld
authors.forename: Nimet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maherali
authors.forename: Marti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borkent
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hochedlinger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001773:Blood Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D054337:Cell Dedifferentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D019070:Cell Lineage / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D065150:Cellular Reprogramming / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D003094:Collagen / Q000235:genetics; D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000494:pharmacology; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D018390:Gene Targeting; D057026:Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen; D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases; C045119:FLP recombinase; D004318:Doxycycline