Mesenchymal–epithelial transition in development and reprogramming

D Pei, X Shu, A Gassama-Diagne, JP Thiery - Nature cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
During organogenesis, epithelial cells can give rise to mesenchymal cells through epithelial–
mesenchymal transition. The reverse process, mesenchymal–epithelial transition (MET), can …

Molecular changes underlying hypertrophic scarring following burns involve specific deregulations at all wound healing stages (inflammation, proliferation and …

M Čoma, L Fröhlichová, L Urban, R Zajíček… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Excessive connective tissue accumulation, a hallmark of hypertrophic scaring, results in
progressive deterioration of the structure and function of organs. It can also be seen during …

Actin remodeling confers BRAF inhibitor resistance to melanoma cells through YAP/TAZ activation

MH Kim, J Kim, H Hong, SH Lee, JK Lee, E Jung… - The EMBO …, 2016 - embopress.org
The activation of transcriptional coactivators YAP and its paralog TAZ has been shown to
promote resistance to anti‐cancer therapies. YAP/TAZ activity is tightly coupled to actin …

Probing the lithium-response pathway in hiPSCs implicates the phosphoregulatory set-point for a cytoskeletal modulator in bipolar pathogenesis

BTD Tobe, AM Crain, AM Winquist… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
The molecular pathogenesis of bipolar disorder (BPD) is poorly understood. Using human-
induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) to unravel such mechanisms in polygenic diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Phases of reprogramming

L David, JM Polo - Stem cell research, 2014 - Elsevier
Despite advances in the field of somatic cell reprogramming, an understanding and
exploration of the underlying mechanisms governing this process are only recently …

The SIN3A/HDAC corepressor complex functionally cooperates with NANOG to promote pluripotency

A Saunders, X Huang, M Fidalgo, MH Reimer, F Faiola… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
Although SIN3A is required for the survival of early embryos and embryonic stem cells
(ESCs), the role of SIN3A in the maintenance and establishment of pluripotency remains …

[HTML][HTML] Reprogramming barriers and enhancers: strategies to enhance the efficiency and kinetics of induced pluripotency

B Ebrahimi - Cell Regeneration, 2015 - Elsevier
Induced pluripotent stem cells are powerful tools for disease modeling, drug screening, and
cell transplantation therapies. These cells can be generated directly from somatic cells by …

How to reprogram human fibroblasts to neurons

Z Xu, S Su, S Zhou, W Yang, X Deng, Y Sun, L Li, Y Li - Cell & Bioscience, 2020 - Springer
Destruction and death of neurons can lead to neurodegenerative diseases. One possible
way to treat neurodegenerative diseases and damage of the nervous system is replacing …

Chemical modulation of transcriptionally enriched signaling pathways to optimize the conversion of fibroblasts into neurons

J Herdy, S Schafer, Y Kim, Z Ansari, D Zangwill, M Ku… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Direct conversion of human somatic fibroblasts into induced neurons (iNs) allows for the
generation of functional neurons while bypassing any stem cell intermediary stages …

TFAP2C facilitates somatic cell reprogramming by inhibiting c-Myc-dependent apoptosis and promoting mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition

Y Wang, S Chen, Q Jiang, J Deng, F Cheng, Y Lin… - Cell death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Transcription factors are known to mediate the conversion of somatic cells to induced
pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Transcription factor TFAP2C plays important roles in the …