Natural and induced direct reprogramming: mechanisms, concepts and general principles-from the worm to vertebrates.
Elucidating the mechanisms underlying cell fate determination, cell identity maintenance and cell reprogramming in vivo is one of the main challenges in today's science. Such knowledge of fundamental importance will further provide new leads for early diagnostics and targeted therapy approaches both in regenerative medicine and cancer research. This review focuses on recent mechanistic findings and factors that influence the differentiated state of cells in direct reprogramming events, aka transdifferentiation. In particular, we will look at the mechanistic and conceptual advances brought by the use of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and highlight common themes across phyla.
Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), CNRS UMR7104, INSERM U964, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch Cu Strasbourg, France.
Sarah F
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Becker
Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), CNRS UMR7104, INSERM U964, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch Cu Strasbourg, France. Electronic address: sophie@igbmc.fr.
Sophie
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Jarriault
D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D054338:Cell Transdifferentiation / Q000235:genetics*; D065150:Cellular Reprogramming / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D012038:Regeneration / Q000235:genetics*; D044968:Regenerative Medicine; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development