Programming the genome in embryonic and somatic stem cells

被引:30
作者
Collas, Philippe [1 ]
Noer, Agate [1 ]
Timoskainen, Sanna [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oslo, Inst Basic Med Sci, Dept Biochem, Fac Med, N-0317 Oslo, Norway
关键词
epigenetics; chromatin; DNA methylation; differentiation; embryonic stem cell; mesenchymal stem cell;
D O I
10.1111/j.1582-4934.2007.00079.x
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
In opposition to terminally differentiated cells, stem cells can self-renew and give rise to multiple cell types. Embryonic stem cells retain the ability of the inner cell mass of blastocysts to differentiate into all cell types of the body and have acquired in culture unlimited self-renewal capacity. Somatic stem cells are found in many adult tissues, have an extensive but finite lifespan and can differentiate into a more restricted array of cell types. A growing body of evidence indicates that multi-lineage differentiation ability of stem cells can be defined by the potential for expression of lineage-specification genes. Gene expression, or as emphasized here, potential for gene expression, is largely controlled by epigenetic modifications of DNA and chromatin on genomic regulatory and coding regions. These modifications modulate chromatin organization not only on specific genes but also at the level of the whole nucleus; they can also affect timing of DNA replication. This review highlights how mechanisms by which genes are poised for transcription in undifferentiated stem cells are being uncovered through primarily the mapping of DNA methylation, histone modifications and transcription factor binding throughout the genome. The combinatorial association of epigenetic marks on developmentally regulated and lineage-specifying genes in undifferentiated cells seems to define a pluripotent state.
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页码:602 / 620
页数:19
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