A predictive computational framework for direct reprogramming between human cell types

doi:10.1038/ng.3487

A predictive computational framework for direct reprogramming between human cell types

2016-01-18

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Alistair R. R. Forrest

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Yoshihide Hayashizaki

DOI：10.1038/ng.3487

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Transdifferentiation, the process of converting from one cell type to another without going through a pluripotent state, has great promise for regenerative medicine. The identification of key transcription factors for reprogramming is currently limited by the cost of exhaustive experimental testing of plausible sets of factors, an approach that is inefficient and unscalable. Here we present a predictive system (Mogrify) that combines gene expression data with regulatory network information to predict the reprogramming factors necessary to induce cell conversion. We have applied Mogrify to 173 human cell types and 134 tissues, defining an atlas of cellular reprogramming. Mogrify correctly predicts the transcription factors used in known transdifferentiations. Furthermore, we validated two new transdifferentiations predicted by Mogrify. We provide a practical and efficient mechanism for systematically implementing novel cell conversions, facilitating the generalization of reprogramming of human cells. Predictions are made available to help rapidly further the field of cell conversion.

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PLURIPOTENT STEM-CELLS

HUMAN FIBROBLASTS

DIRECT CONVERSION

TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS

EXPRESSION

TRANSDIFFERENTIATION

INDUCTION

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A predictive computational framework for direct reprogramming between human cell types

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