title: Induced pluripotent stem cells in medicine and biology.
abstract: Differentiated cells can be reprogrammed to pluripotency and other cell fates by treatment with defined factors. The discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) has opened up unprecedented opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry, in the clinic and in laboratories. In particular, the medical applications of human iPSCs in disease modeling and stem cell therapy have been progressing rapidly. The ability to induce cell fate conversion is attractive not only for these applications, but also for basic research fields, such as development, cancer, epigenetics and aging.
authors.affiliation: Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan. takahash@cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation; D019070:Cell Lineage; D065150:Cellular Reprogramming; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D057026:Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000637:transplantation*; D008511:Medicine; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D014157:Transcription Factors
keywords: Disease modeling; Reprogramming; Stem cell; Therapy; iPSCs