Abstract
Previous studies demonstrated that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells could produce viable mice through tetraploid complementation, which was thought to be the most stringent test for pluripotency. However, these highly pluripotent iPS cells were previously reported to be generated from fibroblasts of embryonic origin. Achieving fully pluripotent iPS cells from multiple cell types, especially easily accessible adult tissues, will lead to a much greater clinical impact. We successfully generated high-pluripotency iPS cells from adult tail tip fibroblasts (TTF) that resulted in viable, full-term, fertile TTF-iPS animals with no obvious teratoma formation or other developmental abnormalities. Comparison of iPS cells from embryonic origin (MEF), progenitor cells (neural stem cells) or differentiated somatic cells (TTF) reveals that fully pluripotent developmental potential can be reached by each cell type, although with different induction efficiencies. This work provides the means for studying the mechanisms and regulation of direct reprogramming, and has encouraging implications for future clinical applications and therapeutic interventions.
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This study was supported in part by grants from China National Basic Research Program 2006CB701500 (to Q.Z.), 2007CB947800 (to F.Z.), 2007CB947700 (to L.W.) and the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project S30201 STCSM Project 08dj1400502
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Xiao-yang Zhao, Wei Li and Zhuo Lv have contributed equally to this work
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Zhao, Xy., Li, W., Lv, Z. et al. Viable Fertile Mice Generated from Fully Pluripotent iPS Cells Derived from Adult Somatic Cells. Stem Cell Rev and Rep 6, 390–397 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12015-010-9160-3
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