摘要
Embryonic stem cells undergo extensive self-renewal and have the capacity to differentiate along multiple cell lineages.Research on totipotency and directional differentiation of embryonic stem cells in order to treat intractable disease,such as cancer,heart failure,atherosclerosis by tissue regeneration and cell transplantation are investigated.Epigenetic modification,including DNA methylation,chromatin restructure,and non-coding RNA-mediated regulatory events,regulate the differentiation of embryonic stem cells without detectable genetic changes.These mechanisms are often associated with starting-up and maintenance of epigenetic silence.The achievement and focuses on the molecular mechanism of embryonic stem cells during directional differentiation regulated by epigenetic modification are reviewed.
Embryonic stem cells undergo extensive self- renewal and have the capacity to differentiate along multiple cell lineages. Research on totipotency and directional differentiation of embryonic stem cells in order to treat intractable disease, such as cancer, heart failure, atherosclerosis by tissue regeneration and cell transplantation are investigated. Epigenetic modification, including DNA methylation, chromatin restructure, and non -coding RNA -mediated regulatory events, regulate the differentiation of embryonic stem cells without detectable genetic changes. These mechanisms are often associated with starting - up and maintenance of epigenetic silence. The achievement and focuses on the molecular mechanism of embryonic stem cells during directional differentiation regulated by epigenetic modification are reviewed.
出处
《中国病理生理杂志》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2010年第6期1229-1233,共5页
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology
关键词
表观遗传修饰
胚胎干细胞
细胞分化
Epigenetic modification
Embryonic stem cells
cell differentiation