Publication Date:
2016-01-10
Description:
Article Genetic and epigenetic abnormalities have been found to result from reprogramming of differentiated cells into human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs). Here, Klawitter et al. identify endogenous L1, Alu and SVA mobilization during reprogramming, highlighting the risk of insertional mutagens in hiPSCs. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms10286 Authors: Sabine Klawitter, Nina V. Fuchs, Kyle R. Upton, Martin Muñoz-Lopez, Ruchi Shukla, Jichang Wang, Marta Garcia-Cañadas, Cesar Lopez-Ruiz, Daniel J. Gerhardt, Attila Sebe, Ivana Grabundzija, Sylvia Merkert, Patricia Gerdes, J. Andres Pulgarin, Anja Bock, Ulrike Held, Anett Witthuhn, Alexandra Haase, Balázs Sarkadi, Johannes Löwer, Ernst J. Wolvetang, Ulrich Martin, Zoltán Ivics, Zsuzsanna Izsvák, Jose L. Garcia-Perez, Geoffrey J. Faulkner, Gerald G. Schumann
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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