Reprogramming without having to insert genes.
When people think of cellular reprogramming, converting a differentiated cell into a stem cell, they often refer to the overexpression of Yamanaka factors[Oct4, Klf4, Sox2 & c-Myc]. Rightly so. But what if i told you that stem cells could be induced with just chemicals. Well you would reply “show me the data”. So, let’s take a look at this recent Nature paper that showed how combinations of small molecules/chemicals converted human differentiated cells to stem cells.
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Reprogramming with small molecules — 00:00
What this tells us — 04:45
Outlook — 08:35
References:
Guan, J., Wang, G., Wang, J. et al. Chemical reprogramming of human somatic cells to pluripotent stem cells. Nature 605325–331 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04593-5
Kim, Y., Jeong, J. & Choi, D. Small-molecule-mediated reprogramming: a silver lining for regenerative medicine. Exp Mol Med 52213–226 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s12276-020-0383-3
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