Abstract
Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be generated from somatic cells by transduction with several transcription factors in mouse and human. However, direct reprogramming in other species has not been reported. Here, we generated monkey iPS cells by retrovirus-mediated introduction of monkey transcription factors OCT4, SOX2, KLF4, and c-MYC.
MeSH Terms
Animals
Biomarkers/analysis,metabolism
Cell Culture Techniques/methods
Cell Differentiation/drug effects,genetics
Cell Proliferation/drug effects
Cell Shape/drug effects,genetics
Cells, Cultured
Culture Media/chemistry,pharmacology
Embryonic Development/genetics
Fibroblasts/cytology,drug effects,metabolism
Gene Expression Regulation/genetics
Genetic Vectors/genetics
Germ Layers/cytology,metabolism
Kruppel-Like Factor 4
Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors/genetics
Macaca mulatta/anatomy & histology,physiology
Male
Octamer Transcription Factor-3/genetics
Pluripotent Stem Cells/cytology,metabolism
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/genetics
Retroviridae/genetics
SOXB1 Transcription Factors/genetics
Transcription Factors/genetics
Transduction, Genetic/methods
Chemicals
Biomarkers
Culture Media
KLF4 protein, human
Klf4 protein, mouse
Kruppel-Like Factor 4
Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors
Octamer Transcription Factor-3
POU5F1 protein, human
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc
SOX2 protein, human
SOXB1 Transcription Factors
Transcription Factors
Authors & Affiliations
18 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Liu Haisong
Zhu Fangfang
Yong Jun
Zhang Pengbo
Hou Pingping
Li Honggang
Jiang Wei
Cai Jun
Liu Meng
Cui Kai
Qu Xiuxia
Xiang Tingting
Lu Danyu
Chi Xiaochun
Gao Ge
Ji Weizhi
Ding Mingxiao
Deng Hongkui