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| 1 | Image segmentation of embryonic plant cell using pulse-coupled neural networks显示文摘Traditional image segmentation algorithms exhibit weak performance for plant cells which have complex structure. On the other hand, pulse-coupled neural network (PCNN) based on Eckhorn’s model of the cat visual cortex should be suitable to the segmentation of plant cell image. But the present theories cannot explain the relationship between the parameters of PCNN mathematical model and the effect of segmentation. Satisfactory results usually require time-consuming selection of experimental parameters. Mean-while, in a proper, selected parametric model, the number of iteration determines the segmented effect evaluated by visual judgment, which decreases the efficiency of image segmentation. To avoid these flaws, this note proposes a new PCNN algorithm for automatically segmenting plant embryonic cell image based on the maximum entropy principle. The algorithm produces a desirable result. In addition, a model with proper parameters can automatically determine the number of iteration, avoid visual judgment, | MA Yide DAI Rolan LI Lian WEI Lin | 2002 | Chinese Science Bulletin2002，47，2： | 28 |
| 2 | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition- activating transcription factors- multifunctional regulators in cancer显示文摘The process of epithelial to mesenchymal transition(EMT), first noted during embryogenesis, has also been reported in tumor formation and leads to the development of metastatic growth. It is a naturally occurring process that drives the transformation of adhesive,non-mobile epithelial like cells into mobile cells with a mesenchymal phenotype that have ability to migrate to distant anatomical sites. Activating complex network of embryonic signaling pathways, including Wnt, Notch,hedgehog and transforming growth factor-β pathways,lead to the upregulation of EMT activating transcription factors, crucial for normal tissue development and maintenance. However, deregulation of tightly regulated pathways affecting the process of EMT has been recently investigated in various human cancers. Given the critical role of EMT in metastatic tumor formation,better understanding of the mechanistic regulation provides new opportunities for the development of potential therapeutic targets of clinical importance. | Minal Garg | 2013 | World Journal of Stem Cells2013，5，4： | 26 |
| 3 | Effects of salvianolic acid B on proliferation, neurite outgrowth and differentiation of neural stem cells derived from the cerebral cortex of embryonic mice显示文摘Salvianolic acid B is isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza,the root of which is widely used as a traditional Chinese medicine to treat stroke.However,little is known about how salvianolic acid B influences growth characteristics of neural stem cells (NSCs).The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of salvianolic acid B on proliferation,neurite outgrowth and differentiation of NSCs derived from the cerebral cortex of embryonic mice using MTT,flow cytometry,immunofluorescence and RT-PCR.It was found that 20 μg mL·1 and 40 μg mL·1 salvianolic acid B had similar effects on proliferation of NSCs,and a suitable concentration of salvianolic acid B increased the number of NSCs and their derivative neurospheres.The growth-promoting activity of salvianolic acid B was dependent on and associated with an accumulation in the G2/S-phase cell population.Salvianolic acid B also promoted the neurite outgrowth of NSCs and their differentiation into neurons.The mRNA for tau,GFAP and nestin were present in differentiating neurospheres induced by salvianolic acid B.However,high-level expression of tau mRNA and low-level expression of GFAP mRNA was detected in differentiated cells,in contrast to the control conditions.This collective evidence indicates that exogenous salvianolic acid B is capable of promoting proliferation of neurospheres and differentiation towards the neuronal lineage in vitro and may act in the proliferation of NSCs and may promote NSC differentiation into neuronal cells. | GUO GuoQing1,LI Bin1,WANG YuanYuan1,SHAN AiJing1,SHEN WeiZai1,YUAN Lin2 & ZHONG ShiZhen2 1Department of Anatomy,Medical College of Jinan University,Guangzhou 510630,China 2Institute of Clinical Anatomy,Key Laboratory of Tissue Construction and Detection of Guangdong Province,Southern Medical University,Guangzhou 510150,China | 2010 | Science China(Life Sciences)2010，53，6： | 21 |
| 4 | Screen for stage-specific expression genes between tail bud stage and heartbeat beginning stage in embryogenesis of gynogenetic silver crucian carp显示文摘A systemic study was initiated to identify stage-specific expression genes in fish embryogenesis by using suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) technique. In this study, we presented a preliminary result on screen for stage-specific expression genes between tail bud stage (TBS) and heartbeat beginning stage (HBS) in gynogenetic silver crucian carp (Carassius auratus gibelio). Two SSH plasmid libraries specific for TBS embryos and HBS embryos were constructed, and stage-specific expression genes were screened between the two stages. 1963 TBS positive clones and 2466 HBS positive clones were sampled to PCR amplification, and 1373 TBS and 1809 HBS PCR positive clones were selected to carry out dot blots. 169TBS dot blot positive clones and 272 HBS dot blot positive clones were sequenced. Searching GenBank by using these nucleotide sequences indicated that most of the TBS dot blot positive clones could not be found homologous sequences in the database, while known genes were mainly detected from HBS dot blot positive clones. Of the 79 known genes, 20 were enzymes or kinases involved in important metabolism of embryonic development. Moreover, specific expressions of partial genes were further confirmed by virtual northern blots. This study is the first step for making a large attempt to study temporal and spatial control f gene expression in the gynogenetic fish embryogenesis. | YAO HUA SHI, JUN LIU, JIAN HONG XIA, JIAN FANG GUIState Key laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Wuhan Center for Developmental Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China | 2002 | Cell Research2002，12，2： | 17 |
| 5 | Regulation of embryonic stem cell self-renewal and differentiation by TGF-β family signaling显示文摘Embryonic stem (ES) cells are characterized by their ability to indefinitely self-renew and potential to differentiate into all the cell lineages of the body. ES cells are considered to have potential applications in regenerative medicine. In particular, the emergence of an ES cell analogue-induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells via somatic cell reprogramming by co-expressing a limited number of critical stemness-related transcriptional factors has solved the problem of obtaining patient-specific pluripotent cells, encouraging researchers to develop more specific and functional cell lineages from ES or iPS cells for broad therapeutic applications. ES cell fate choice is delicately controlled by a core transcriptional network, epigenetic modification profiles and complex signaling cascades both intrinsically and extrinsically. Of these signals, transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) family members, including TGF-β, bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), Activin and Nodal, have been reported to influence cell self-renewal and a broad spectrum of lineage differentiation in ES cells, in accordance with the key roles of TGF-β family signaling in early embryo development. In this review, the roles of TGF-β family signals in coordinating ES cell fate determination are summarized. | FEI Teng & CHEN Ye-Guang The State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China | 2010 | Science China(Life Sciences)2010，53，4： | 16 |
| 6 | Human parthenogenetic embryonic stem cells:one potential resource for cell therapy显示文摘Pluripotent stem cells derived from somatic cells through such processes as nuclear transfer or induced pluripotent stem(iPS) cells present an important model for biomedical research and provide potential resources for cell replacement therapies.However,the overall efficiency of the conversional nuclear transfer is very low and the safety issue remains a major concern for iPS cells.Embryonic stem cells(ESCs) generated from parthenogenetic embryos are one attractive alternative as a source of histocompatible cells and tissues for cell therapy.Recent studies on human parthenogenetic embryonic stem cells(hPG ESCs) have revealed that these ESCs are very similar to the hESCs derived from IVF or in vivo produced blastocysts in gene expression and other characteristics,but full differentiation and development potential of these hPG ESCs have to be further investigated before clinical research and therapeutic interventions.To generate various pluripotent stem cells,diverse reprogramming techniques and approaches will be developed and integrated.This may help elucidate the fundamental mechanisms underlying reprogramming and stem cell biology,and ultimately benefit cell therapy and regenerative medicine. | HAO Jie1,2,ZHU WanWan1,SHENG Chao1,YU Yang1,ZHOU Qi1 1 State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology,Institute of Zoology,Beijing 100101,China 2 Graduate School,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China | 2009 | Science China(Life Sciences)2009，52，7： | 12 |
| 7 | MicroRNA in cell differentiation and development显示文摘The regulation of gene expression by microRNAs(miRNAs) is a recently discovered pattern of gene regulation in animals and plants.MiRNAs have been implicated in various aspects of animal development and cell differentiation,such as early embryonic development,neuronal development,muscle development,and lymphocyte development,by the analysis of genetic deletions of individual miRNAs in mammals.These studies show that miRNAs are key regulators in animal development and are potential causes of human diseases.Here we review some recent discoveries about the functions of miRNAs in cell differentiation and development. | SHI Yi & JIN YouXin State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology,Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology,Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 200031,China | 2009 | Science China(Life Sciences)2009，52，3： | 11 |
| 8 | Differentiation of embryonic stem cells into corneal epithelium显示文摘Our project was to determine whether embryonic stem (ES) cells could be induced to differentiate into corneal epithelia by superficial corneoscleral limbal stroma. To achieve this goal, ES-GFP cell line D3 was pre-induced by retinoic acid (RA). The pre-induced cells were seeded on deepithelialized superficial corneoscleral slices (SCSS) to form a monolayer, and di-vided into three groups. Group 1 was cultured and passaged in vitro for direct detection. Group 2 was exposed to air-liquid interfaces for 10 days and implanted into the subcutaneous layer of nude mice for 2 weeks for further induction in vivo. Group 3 was cultured in vitro without any in-ducing factors for control. There were no teratomas found in nude mice which were implanted with differentiated ES cells after two weeks. The differentiated cells showed an appearance of epithelia both in vitro and in vivo. Expression of CK3, P63 and PCNA was detected by immuno-histochemical staining in the differentiated cells in group 1 and 2. Microvillis and zonula oc-cludens were observed on the surface of the differentiated cells under an electron microscope. In the control group, ES cells differentiated freely without any inducing factors. Most cells were shed and formed a neuronal dendrite-like structure, and a minority of cells appeared polymorphic. These results demonstrate that ES cells can differentiate into corneal epithelia on the surface of SCSS under the controlled condition. Differentiated ES cells could be used as epithelial seeding cells for the reconstruction of ocular surface and corneal tissue engineering in the future. | WANG Zhichong GE Jian HUANG Bing GAO Qianying LIU Bingqian WANG Linghua YU Ling FAN Zhigang LU Xiaoming LIU Jingbo | 2005 | Science China(Life Sciences)2005，48，5： | 10 |
| 9 | Placental-derived stem cells:Culture, differentiation and challenges显示文摘Stem cell therapy is a promising approach to clinical healing in several diseases. A great variety of tissues(bone marrow, adipose tissue, and placenta) arepotentially sources of stem cells. Placenta-derived stem cells(p-SCs) are in between embryonic and mesenchymal stem cells, sharing characteristics with both, such as non-carcinogenic status and property to differentiate in all embryonic germ layers. Moreover, their use is not ethically restricted as fetal membranes are considered medical waste after birth. In this context, the present review will be focused on the biological properties, culture and potential cell therapy uses of placental-derived stem cells. Immunophenotype characterization, mainly for surface marker expression, and basic principles of p-SC isolation and culture(mechanical separation or enzymatic digestion of the tissues, the most used culture media, cell plating conditions) will be presented. In addition, some preclinical studies that were performed in different medical areas will be cited, focusing on neurological, liver, pancreatic, heart, muscle, pulmonary, and bone diseases and also in tissue engineering field. Finally, some challenges for stem cell therapy applications will be highlighted. The understanding of the mechanisms involved in the p-SCs differentiation and the achievement of pure cell populations(after differentiation) are key points that must be clarified before bringing the preclinical studies, performed at the bench, to the medical practice. | Maira S Oliveira Joao B Barreto-Filho | 2015 | World Journal of Stem Cells2015，7，4： | 10 |
| 10 | Neural differentiation from embryonic stem cells in vitro : An overview of the signaling pathways显示文摘Neurons derived from embryonic stem cells(ESCs) have gained great merit in both basic research and regenerative medicine. Here we review and summarize the signaling pathways that have been reported to be involved in the neuronal differentiation of ESCs,particularly those associated with in vitro differentiation. The inducers and pathways explored include retinoic acid, Wnt/b-catenin, transforming growth factor/bone morphogenetic protein, Notch, fibroblast growth factor, cytokine, Hedgehog, c-Jun N-terminal kinase/mitogen-activated protein kinase and others. Some other miscellaneous molecular factors that have been reported in the literature are also summarized and discussed. These include calcium, calcium receptor, calcineurin, estrogen receptor, Hox protein, ceramide, glycosaminioglycan, ginsenoside Rg1, opioids, two pore channel 2, nitric oxide, chemically defined medium, cellcell interactions, and physical stimuli. The interaction or crosstalk between these signaling pathways and factors will be explored. Elucidating these signals in detail should make a significant contribution to future progress in stem cell biology and allow, for example, better comparisons to be made between differentiation in vivo and in vitro. Of equal importance, a comprehensive understanding of the pathways that are involved in the development of neurons from ESCs in vitro will also accelerate their application as part of translational medicine. | Jen-Hua Chuang Li-Chu Tung Yenshou Lin | 2015 | World Journal of Stem Cells2015，7，2： | 9 |
| 11 | Cardiac adipose tissue and its relationship to diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease显示文摘Type-2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) plays a central role in the development of cardiovascular disease(CVD). However, its relationship to epicardial adipose tissue(EAT) and pericardial adipose tissue(PAT) in particular is important in the pathophysiology of coronary artery disease. Owing to its close proximity to the heart and coronary vasculature, EAT exerts a direct metabolic impact by secreting proinflammatory adipokines and free fatty acids, which promote CVD locally. In this review, we have discussed the relationship between T2 DM and cardiac fat deposits, particularly EAT and PAT, which together exert a big impact on the cardiovascular health. | Adam M Noyes Kirandeep Dua Ramprakash Devadoss Lovely Chhabra | 2014 | World Journal of Diabetes2014，5，6： | 8 |
| 12 | Current focus of stem cell application in retinal repair显示文摘The relevance of retinal diseases, both in society's economy and in the quality of people's life who suffer with them, has made stem cell therapy an interesting topic forresearch. Embryonic stem cells(ESCs), induced pluripotent stem cells(i PSCs) and adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells(ADMSCs) are the focus in current endeavors as a source of different retinal cells, such as photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelial cells. The aim is to apply them for cell replacement as an option for treating retinal diseases which so far are untreatable in their advanced stage. ESCs, despite the great potential for differentiation, have the dangerous risk of teratoma formation as well as ethical issues, which must be resolved before starting a clinical trial. i PSCs, like ESCs, are able to differentiate in to several types of retinal cells. However, the process to get them for personalized cell therapy has a high cost in terms of time and money. Researchers are working to resolve this since i PSCs seem to be a realistic option for treating retinal diseases. ADMSCs have the advantage that the procedures to obtain them are easier. Despite advancements in stem cell application, there are still several challenges that need to be overcome before transferring the research results to clinical application. This paper reviews recent research achievements of the applications of these three types of stem cells as well as clinical trials currently based on them. | Maria L Alonso-Alonso Girish Kumar Srivastava | 2015 | World Journal of Stem Cells2015，7，3： | 8 |
| 13 | Current status and future prospects of stem cell therapy in Alzheimer’s disease显示文摘Alzheimer’s disease is a common progressive neurodegenerative disorder, pathologically characterized by the presence of β-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Current treatment approaches using drugs only alleviate the symptoms without curing the disease, which is a serious issue and influences the quality of life of the patients and their caregivers. In recent years, stem cell technology has provided new insights into the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Currently, the main sources of stem cells include neural stem cells, embryonic stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, and induced pluripotent stem cells. In this review, we discuss the pathophysiology and general treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, and the current state of stem cell transplantation in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. We also assess future challenges in the clinical application and drug development of stem cell transplantation as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. | Fu-Qiang Zhang Jin-Lan Jiang Jing-Tian Zhang Han Niu Xue-Qi Fu Lin-Lin Zeng | 2020 | Neural Regeneration Research2020，15，2： | 7 |
| 14 | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition transcription factors and mi RNAs: “Plastic surgeons” of breast cancer显示文摘Growing evidence suggests that breast cancer cell plasticity arises due to a partial reactivation of epithelialmesenchymal transition(EMT) programs in order to give cells pluripotency, leading to a stemness-like phenotype. A complete EMT would be a dead end program that would render cells unable to fully metastasize to distant organs. Evoking the EMT-mesenchymal-toepithelial transition(MET) cascade promotes successful colonization of distal target tissues. It is unlikely that direct reprogramming or trans-differentiation without passing through a pluripotent stage would be thepreferred mechanism during tumor progression. This review focuses on key EMT transcriptional regulators, EMT-transcription factors involved in EMT(TFs) and the mi RNA pathway, which are deregulated in breast cancer, and discusses their implications in cancer cell plasticity. Cross-regulation between EMT-TFs and mi RNAs, where mi RNAs act as co-repressors or co-activators, appears to be a pivotal mechanism for breast cancer cells to acquire a stem cell-like state, which is implicated both in breast metastases and tumor recurrence. As a master regulator of mi RNA biogenesis, the ribonuclease type Ⅲ endonuclease Dicer plays a central role in EMTTFs/mi RNAs regulating networks. All these EMT-MET key regulators represent valuable new prognostic and predictive markers for breast cancer as well as promising new targets for drug-resistant breast cancers. | Caroline Moyret-Lalle Emmanuelle Ruiz Alain Puisieux | 2014 | World Journal of Clinical Oncology2014，5，3： | 7 |
| 15 | 寿光黑鸡成纤维细胞的体外培养与冷冻保存(英文)显示文摘[Objective] The aim of this study was to establish the in vitro culture system of chicken fibroblasts.[Method] Tissue explant method and enzymatic digestion method were used to separate and culture chicken skin fibroblasts respectively.The rate of cell growth,cryopreservation and recovery were compared.[Result] The primary chicken fibroblasts prepared by enzymatic digestion grew faster and converged together to form monolayer on 5 d post preparation;the passage cells prepared by these 2 methods grew at similar speed and formed monolayer within 2-3 d;homogeneous fibroblasts could be obtained by trypsin digestion and repeated attachment for 3-4 passages;there were 75%-80% of cells survived after cryopreservation and recovery;the growth curves of embryonic fibroblasts and skin fibroblasts were all normal and the two kind of cells still retained the normal number of chromosomes even at the twelfth passage.[Conclusion] The feeder layer cells needed for establishing ES cell lines could be obtained by culturing chicken fibroblasts through both tissue explant method and enzymatic digestion method.This study provided a basis for the successful establishment of ES cell lines. | 王娟 于媛 王跃嗣 马云 焦飞 | 2008 | Agricultural Science & Technology2008，9，6： | 7 |
| 16 | Generation of pancreatic islet cells from human embryonic stem cells显示文摘Efficiently obtaining functional pancreatic islet cells derived from human embryonic stem(hES) cells not only provides great potential to solve the shortage of islets sources for type I diabetes cell therapy,but also benefits the study of the development of the human pancreas and diabetes pathology.In 2001,hES cells were reported to have the capacity to generate insulin-producing cells by spontaneous differentiation in vitro.Since then,many strategies(such as overexpression of key transcription factors,delivery of key proteins for pancreatic development,co-transplantation of differentiated hES cells along with fetal pancreas,stepwise differentiation by mimicking in vivo pancreatic development) have been employed in order to induce the differentiation of pancreatic islet cells from hES cells.Moreover,patient-specific induced pluripotent stem(iPS) cells can be generated by reprogramming somatic cells.iPS cells have characteristics similar to those of ES cells and offer a new cell source for type I diabetes cell therapy that reduces the risk of immunologic rejection.In this review,we summarize the recent progress made in the differentiation of hES and iPS cells into functional pancreatic islet cells and discuss the challenges for their future study. | ZHANG DongHui1,2,JIANG Wei1,SHI Yan2 & DENG HongKui1,2 1 Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education,College of Life Sciences,Peking University,Beijing 100871,China 2 Laboratory of Chemical Genomics,Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University,Shenzhen 518055,China | 2009 | Science China(Life Sciences)2009，52，7： | 6 |
| 17 | Induction of embryonic stem cells to hematopoietic cells in vitro显示文摘In order to get hematopoietic cells from embryonic stem (ES) cells and to study development mechanisms of hematopoietic cells, the method of inducing embryonic stem cells to hematopoietic cells was explored by differenciating mouse ES cells and human embryonic cells in three stages. The differentiated cells were identified by flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry and Wright’s staining. The results showed that embryoid bodies (EBs) could form when ES cells were cultured in the medium with 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME). However, cytokines, such as stem cell factor (SCF), thrombopoietin (TPO), interleukin-3 (IL-3), interleukin-6 (IL-6), erythropoietin (EPO) and granular colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), were not helpful for forming EBs. SCF, TPO and embryonic cell conditional medium were useful for the differentiation of mouse EBs to hematopoietic progenitors. Eighty-six percent of these cells were CD34+ after 6-d culture. Hematopoietic progenitors differentiated to B lymphocytes when they were cocultured | XU Ling QIAO Chunping HUANG Shaoliang LI Shunong WU Xuan | 2000 | Chinese Science Bulletin2000，45，18： | 6 |
| 18 | Enhancement of cardiomyocyte differentiation from human embryonic stem cells显示文摘Several approaches have been used to encourage the differentiation of cardiomyocytes from human embryonic stem cells.However,the differentiation efficiency is low,and appropriate culture protocols are needed to produce adequate numbers of cardiomyocytes for therapeutic cell transplantation.This study investigated the effects of serum on cardiomyocyte differentiation in suspension culture medium during embryoid body(EB) formation by human embryonic stem cells.The addition of ascorbic acid,dimethylsulfoxide and 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine during days 5-7 at the EB-forming stage resulted in an increase in the numbers of rhythmically contracting clusters of derived cardiomyocytes.Treatment with 0.1 mmol L-1 ascorbic acid alone,or more notably in combination with 10 μmol L-1 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine,induced the formation of beating cells within EBs.Most of the beating clusters had spontaneous contraction rates similar to those found in human adults,and their contractile ac-tivity lasted for up to 194 days. | WANG YanXia1,2,CHEN GuiAn1,2,SONG TianRan1,2,MAO GenHong1,2 & BAI HaiYan1,2 1Reproductive Medicine Center,Peking University Third Hospital,Beijing 100083,China 2Stem Cell Research Center,Peking University Third Hospital,Beijing 100083,China | 2010 | Science China(Life Sciences)2010，53，5： | 5 |
| 19 | Pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem cells: From basic research to applications显示文摘Basic research on pluripotent stem cells is designed to enhance understanding of embryogenesis, whereas applied research is designed to develop novel therapies and prevent diseases. Attainment of these goals has been enhanced by the establishment of embryonic stem cell lines, the technological development of genomic reprogramming to generate induced-pluripotent stem cells, and improvements in in vitro techniques to manipulate stem cells. This review summarizes the techniques required to generate neural cells from pluripotent stem cells. In particular, this review describes current research applications of a simple neural differentiation method, the neural stem sphere method, which we developed. | Masahiro Otsu Takashi Nakayama Nobuo Inoue | 2014 | World Journal of Stem Cells2014，6，5： | 5 |
| 20 | Embryonic stem cell factors and pancreatic cancer显示文摘Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC),the most common type of pancreatic tumor,is a highly aggressive human cancer with the lowest five-year survival rate of any human maligancy primarily due to its earlymetastasis and lack of response to chemotherapy and radiation.Recent research suggests that PDAC cells comprise a hierarchy of tumor cells that develop around a population of cancer stem cells(CSCs),a small and distinct population of cancer cells that mediates tumoregenesis,metastasis and resistance to standard treatments.Thus,CSCs could be a target for more effective treatment options.Interestingly,pancreatic CSCs are subject to regulation by some of key embryonic stem cell(ESC)transctiption factors abberently expressed in PDAC,such as SOX2,OCT4 and NANOG.ESC transcription factors are important DNA-binding proteins present in both embryonic and adult somatic cells.The critical role of these factors in reprogramming processes makes them essential not only for embryonic development but also tumorigenesis.Here we provide an overview of stem cell transcription factors,particularly SOX2,OCT4,and NANOG,on their expression and function in pancreatic cancer.In contrast to embryonic stem cells,in which OCT4 and SOX2 are tightly regulated and physically interact to regulate a wide spectrum of target genes,de novo SOX2 expression alone in pancreatic cancer cells is sufficient to promote self-renewal,dedifferentiation and imparting stemness characteristics via impacting specific cell cycle regulatory genes and epithelial-mesnechymal transtion driver genes.Thus,targeting ESC factors,particularly SOX2,could be a worthy strategy for pancreatic cancer therapy. | Marta Herreros-Villanueva Luis Bujanda Daniel D Billadeau Jin-San Zhang | 2014 | World Journal of Gastroenterology2014，20，9： | 5 |
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