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    Induction of functional hepatocyte-like cells from mouse fibroblasts by defined factors (2011)
    Nature Publishing Group (NPG)
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    Publication Date: 2011-05-13
    Description: The generation of functional hepatocytes independent of donor liver organs is of great therapeutic interest with regard to regenerative medicine and possible cures for liver disease. Induced hepatic differentiation has been achieved previously using embryonic stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells. Particularly, hepatocytes generated from a patient's own induced pluripotent stem cells could theoretically avoid immunological rejection. However, the induction of hepatocytes from induced pluripotent stem cells is a complicated process that would probably be replaced with the arrival of improved technology. Overexpression of lineage-specific transcription factors directly converts terminally differentiated cells into some other lineages, including neurons, cardiomyocytes and blood progenitors; however, it remains unclear whether these lineage-converted cells could repair damaged tissues in vivo. Here we demonstrate the direct induction of functional hepatocyte-like (iHep) cells from mouse tail-tip fibroblasts by transduction of Gata4, Hnf1alpha and Foxa3, and inactivation of p19(Arf). iHep cells show typical epithelial morphology, express hepatic genes and acquire hepatocyte functions. Notably, transplanted iHep cells repopulate the livers of fumarylacetoacetate-hydrolase-deficient (Fah(-/-)) mice and rescue almost half of recipients from death by restoring liver functions. Our study provides a novel strategy to generate functional hepatocyte-like cells for the purpose of liver engineering and regenerative medicine.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Huang, Pengyu -- He, Zhiying -- Ji, Shuyi -- Sun, Huawang -- Xiang, Dao -- Liu, Changcheng -- Hu, Yiping -- Wang, Xin -- Hui, Lijian -- England -- Nature. 2011 May 11;475(7356):386-9. doi: 10.1038/nature10116.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy for Sciences, Yueyang Road 320, 200031 Shanghai, China.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21562492" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; *Cell Differentiation/genetics ; Cell Lineage ; Cells, Cultured ; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16/deficiency/genetics ; DNA-Binding Proteins/deficiency ; Fibroblasts/*cytology/*metabolism ; GATA4 Transcription Factor/genetics/metabolism ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha/genetics/metabolism ; Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-gamma/genetics/metabolism ; Hepatocytes/*cytology/*metabolism/physiology/transplantation ; Hydrolases/deficiency/genetics ; Liver/cytology/enzymology/physiology/physiopathology ; Liver Diseases/enzymology/pathology/physiopathology/therapy ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred NOD ; Mice, SCID ; Regenerative Medicine/methods ; Survival Rate ; Tail/cytology ; Tissue Engineering/methods ; Transduction, Genetic
    Print ISSN: 0028-0836
    Electronic ISSN: 1476-4687
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
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    A function for cyclin D1 in DNA repair uncovered by protein interactome analyses in human cancers (2011)
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    Publication Date: 2011-06-10
    Description: Cyclin D1 is a component of the core cell cycle machinery. Abnormally high levels of cyclin D1 are detected in many human cancer types. To elucidate the molecular functions of cyclin D1 in human cancers, we performed a proteomic screen for cyclin D1 protein partners in several types of human tumours. Analyses of cyclin D1 interactors revealed a network of DNA repair proteins, including RAD51, a recombinase that drives the homologous recombination process. We found that cyclin D1 directly binds RAD51, and that cyclin D1-RAD51 interaction is induced by radiation. Like RAD51, cyclin D1 is recruited to DNA damage sites in a BRCA2-dependent fashion. Reduction of cyclin D1 levels in human cancer cells impaired recruitment of RAD51 to damaged DNA, impeded the homologous recombination-mediated DNA repair, and increased sensitivity of cells to radiation in vitro and in vivo. This effect was seen in cancer cells lacking the retinoblastoma protein, which do not require D-cyclins for proliferation. These findings reveal an unexpected function of a core cell cycle protein in DNA repair and suggest that targeting cyclin D1 may be beneficial also in retinoblastoma-negative cancers which are currently thought to be unaffected by cyclin D1 inhibition.〈br /〉〈br /〉〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3134411/" target="_blank"〉〈img src="https://static.pubmed.gov/portal/portal3rc.fcgi/4089621/img/3977009" border="0"〉〈/a〉   〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3134411/" target="_blank"〉This paper as free author manuscript - peer-reviewed and accepted for publication〈/a〉〈br /〉〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Jirawatnotai, Siwanon -- Hu, Yiduo -- Michowski, Wojciech -- Elias, Joshua E -- Becks, Lisa -- Bienvenu, Frederic -- Zagozdzon, Agnieszka -- Goswami, Tapasree -- Wang, Yaoyu E -- Clark, Alan B -- Kunkel, Thomas A -- van Harn, Tanja -- Xia, Bing -- Correll, Mick -- Quackenbush, John -- Livingston, David M -- Gygi, Steven P -- Sicinski, Piotr -- P01 CA080111/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- P01 CA080111-12/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- P01 CA109901/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- P01 CA109901-07/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- P30 AI060354/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- R01 CA083688/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- R01 CA083688-10/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- R01 CA138804/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- R01 CA138804-02/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- Z01 ES065089-11/Intramural NIH HHS/ -- England -- Nature. 2011 Jun 8;474(7350):230-4. doi: 10.1038/nature10155.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21654808" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Comet Assay ; Cyclin D1/deficiency/*metabolism ; DNA Damage/radiation effects ; *DNA Repair/radiation effects ; HeLa Cells ; Humans ; Mice ; Neoplasms/genetics/*metabolism/pathology ; Protein Binding/radiation effects ; *Protein Interaction Mapping ; Rad51 Recombinase/*metabolism ; Radiation, Ionizing ; Recombination, Genetic/genetics ; Retinoblastoma Protein/deficiency
    Print ISSN: 0028-0836
    Electronic ISSN: 1476-4687
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
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    ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY. Exceptionally low daily energy expenditure in the bamboo-eating giant panda (2015)
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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    Publication Date: 2015-07-15
    Description: The carnivoran giant panda has a specialized bamboo diet, to which its alimentary tract is poorly adapted. Measurements of daily energy expenditure across five captive and three wild pandas averaged 5.2 megajoules (MJ)/day, only 37.7% of the predicted value (13.8 MJ/day). For the wild pandas, the mean was 6.2 MJ/day, or 45% of the mammalian expectation. Pandas achieve this exceptionally low expenditure in part by reduced sizes of several vital organs and low physical activity. In addition, circulating levels of thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) averaged 46.9 and 64%, respectively, of the levels expected for a eutherian mammal of comparable size. A giant panda-unique mutation in the DUOX2 gene, critical for thyroid hormone synthesis, might explain these low thyroid hormone levels. A combination of morphological, behavioral, physiological, and genetic adaptations, leading to low energy expenditure, likely enables giant pandas to survive on a bamboo diet.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Nie, Yonggang -- Speakman, John R -- Wu, Qi -- Zhang, Chenglin -- Hu, Yibo -- Xia, Maohua -- Yan, Li -- Hambly, Catherine -- Wang, Lu -- Wei, Wei -- Zhang, Jinguo -- Wei, Fuwen -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2015 Jul 10;349(6244):171-4. doi: 10.1126/science.aab2413.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. ; State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. ; Beijing Key Laboratory of Captive Wildlife Technologies, Beijing Zoo, Beijing, China. ; Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. ; State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. ; Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. weifw@ioz.ac.cn.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26160943" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Base Sequence ; Body Temperature ; Cattle ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15/genetics ; Diet/veterinary ; Dogs ; *Eating ; Energy Metabolism/genetics/*physiology ; Gastrointestinal Tract ; Genetic Variation ; Humans ; Mice ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Motor Activity ; NADPH Oxidase/*genetics ; Organ Size ; Sasa ; Thyroxine/blood ; Triiodothyronine/blood ; Ursidae/anatomy & histology/*genetics/*physiology
    Print ISSN: 0036-8075
    Electronic ISSN: 1095-9203
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Computer Science , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
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