Journal article
Pdgf-ab and 5-Azacytidine induce conversion of somatic cells into tissue-regenerative multipotent stem cells
V Chandrakanthan, A Yeola, JC Kwan, RA Oliver, Q Qiao, YC Kang, P Zarzour, D Beck, L Boelen, A Unnikrishnan, JE Villanueva, AC Nunez, K Knezevic, C Palu, R Nasrallah, M Carnell, A Macmillan, R Whan, Y Yu, P Hardy Show all
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | Published : 2016
Abstract
Current approaches in tissue engineering are geared toward generating tissue-specific stem cells. Given the complexity and heterogeneity of tissues, this approach has its limitations. An alternate approach is to induce terminally differentiated cells to dedifferentiate into multipotent proliferative cells with the capacity to regenerate all components of a damaged tissue, a phenomenon used by salamanders to regenerate limbs. 5-Azacytidine (AZA) is a nucleoside analog that is used to treat preleukemic and leukemic blood disorders. AZA is also known to induce cell plasticity. We hypothesized that AZA-induced cell plasticity occurs via a transient multipotent cell state and that concomitant exp..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors thank Dr. C. Glenn Begley and Dr. Jose Polo for reading and commenting on the manuscript. This work was supported by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia and the Australian Research Council. A.Y. was supported by an Endeavour Scholarship from the Australian Government.