title: Somatic cell transformation into stem cell-like cells induced by different microenvironments.
abstract: Development of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology introduced a novel way to derive pluripotent stem cells, but the genetic manipulation required to generate iPSCs may lead to uncontrolled tumorigenesis of the established cells and thus limit clinical feasibility of the technology. Numerous attempts have been made to date, and alternative reprogramming of somatic cells to reactivate cellular plasticity after differentiation has been suggested. As a result, it had become clear that cell-to-cell interactions and specific acellular environments can be utilized for somatic cell reprogramming. In our previous studies, embryonic stem cell (ESC)-like cells could be derived from transforming ovarian cells and fetal fibroblasts by cell-to-cell interaction or specific cell-mediated microenvironmental factor(s). This cellular event was induced without undertaking genetic manipulation of progenitor cells. Several differences were found between the cellular properties of niche-induced, ESC-like cells and those of genetically manipulated iPSCs and the referenced ESCs. Thus, we provided evidence that terminally differentiated somatic cells either acquire pluripotency-like activity or possess cellular and genetic plasticity under a specific microenvironment and/or cell-to-cell interaction. In this minireview, we discuss derivation of stem cell-like cells under specific microenvironmental conditions in terms of technical perspectives and limitations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Biotechnology; Seoul National University; Seoul, Korea; WCU Biomodulation Program; Seoul National University; Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Mook
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Biomaterials and Aquaculture; Pukyong National University; Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Pyo
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D060833:Cellular Microenvironment; D006801:Humans; D057026:Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D039904:Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*
keywords: genetic plasticity; immune-specific; microenvironment; pluripotency; somatic cell; transformation
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