Project description:Gadd45a can enhance somatic cell reprogramming significantly. To explore the roles of Gadd45a playing in reprogramming, we performed miRNA microarray to identify miRNAs and signals pathways that regulated by Gadd45a.
Project description:Gadd45a can enhance somatic cell reprogramming significantly. To explore the roles of Gadd45a playing in reprogramming, we performed miRNA microarray to identify miRNAs and signals pathways that regulated by Gadd45a. miRNAs expression of MEFs was measured at day8 in reprogramming. Four samples were set: MEFs infected with SKO plus Flag, MEFs infected with SKO plus Gadd45a, MEFs infected with SKOM plus Flag and MEFs infected with SKOM+Ga.
Project description:Gadd45a can enhance somatic cell reprogramming significantly. To explore the roles of Gadd45a playing in reprogramming, we performed whole genome microarray to identify genes and signals pathways that regulated by Gadd45a.
Project description:Gadd45a can enhance somatic cell reprogramming significantly. To explore the roles of Gadd45a playing in reprogramming, we performed whole genome microarray to identify genes and signals pathways that regulated by Gadd45a. Genes expression of MEFs was measured at day8 in reprogramming. Three samples were set: MEFs infected with SKO plus Flag, MEFs infected with SKO plus Gadd45a and MEFs infected with SKO plus G39A which is a negative mutant of Gadd45a.
Project description:Tet1 is a hydroxylase known for its role in the conversion of 5-methylcytosines (5mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosines (5hmC) involved in the possible active demethylation process and gene expression regulation1-5.M-BM- As somatic cell reprogramming involves the re-activation of pluripotency genes and the silencing of somatic ones6, it remains unclear whether Tet1 plays a positive or negative role in the reprogramming process. Here we show that Tet1 deficiency enhances reprogramming and its overexpression impairs reprogramming. Mechanistically, we demonstrated that Tet1 represses the early obligatory process of mesenchymal to epithelial transition (MET) during reprogramming7,8. Thus, our findings not only define a negative role for Tet1 in somatic cell reprogramming, but also suggest that the Tet enzymes regulate cell fate through distinctive mechanisms. Examination of genome DNA hmC modifications in 2 conditions: individually overexpressed Tet1CD or Tet2CD during MEF reprogramming; Examination of mRNA levels in five different conditions: individually overexpressed DR or Tet1CD or Tet1CDmut or Tet2CD or Tet2CDmut, during MEF reprogrammig.
Project description:Uncovering novel factors in induced pluripotent stem cells is of great significance for understanding the molecular mechanisms of cell fate determination and advancing somatic cell reprogramming technology. The applicant has, for the first time, discovered that overexpressing RORA significantly enhances somatic cell reprogramming, suggesting that RORA may be one of the key factors in this process. This project aims to investigate the molecular mechanisms by which RORA promotes reprogramming and, based on these findings, establish a more efficient somatic cell reprogramming system. This research is expected to reveal new reprogramming factors and develop a more efficient somatic cell reprogramming system, thereby providing new insights and perspectives for understanding the molecular mechanisms of somatic cell reprogramming and cell fate transition.