Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS) technology:promises and challenges

作     者：MIGUEL A Esteban 

作者机构：Laboratory of Regenerative BiologySouth China Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative MedicineGuangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and HealthChinese Academy of Sciences 

出 版 物：《Chinese Science Bulletin》 (CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN)

年 卷 期：2009年第54卷第1期

页      面：2-8页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 09[农学] 0901[农学-作物学] 0836[工学-生物工程] 090102[农学-作物遗传育种] 

基　　金：Supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 30725012,30630039 and 90813033) Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No.KSCX2-YW-R-48) National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2006CB701504,2006CB943600,2007CB948002,2007CB947804.2007CB947900) Guangzhou Science and Technology Development Funds (Grant No.2008A1-E4011) 

主　　题：自身更新 多能性 胚胎干细胞 多能干细胞 

摘      要：In 2006,an article published in Cell by Shinya Yamanaka took by surprise the stem cell research community. By performing systematic retroviral transduction of factors enriched in embryonic stem (ES) cells,the authors demonstrated the reprogramming of mouse fibroblasts into an ES cell-like state. These cells,baptized iPS (induced pluripotent stem) cells,were immediately recognized as a ground-breaking discovery. Subsequently,the same authors and other groups reported a similar achievement with human fibroblasts. Two years later,the number of top quality papers on iPS is astonishing,and interest in the scientific community has risen to a fever pitch. But although iPS has the potential to revolutionize Regenerative Medicine,important questions still remain unanswered. Work from multiple laboratories worldwide including ours is focused on deciphering the molecular mechanisms of iPS,and trying to improve the technique to make it suitable for the clinic. In this review article we briefly discuss the past,present and future of iPS,with emphasis on urgent issues to be solved.