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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2016

Conversion of Fibroblasts to Parvalbumin Neurons by One Transcription Factor, Ascl1, and the Chemical Compound Forskolin.

Zixiao Shi, Juan Zhang, Shuangquan Chen, Yanxin Li, Xuepei Lei, Huimin Qiao, Qianwen Zhu, Baoyang Hu, Qi Zhou, Jianwei Jiao

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Zixiao ShiFrom the State Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China, and.
Juan ZhangFrom the State Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China, and.
Shuangquan ChenFrom the State Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China, and.
Yanxin LiFrom the State Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China, and.
Xuepei LeiFrom the State Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China, and.
Huimin QiaoFrom the State Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China, and.
Qianwen ZhuInstitute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Baoyang HuFrom the State Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Qi ZhouFrom the State Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Jianwei JiaoFrom the State Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China, jwjiao@ioz.ac.cn.
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNInstitute of Zoology · CNUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNInstitute of Biophysics · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abnormalities in parvalbumin (PV)-expressing interneurons cause neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy, autism, and schizophrenia. Unlike other types of neurons that can be efficiently differentiated from pluripotent stem cells, PV neurons were minimally generated using a conventional differentiation strategy. In this study we developed an adenovirus-based transdifferentiation strategy that incorporates an additional chemical compound for the efficient generation of induced PV (iPV) neurons. The chemical compound forskolin combined with Ascl1 induced ∼80% of mouse fibroblasts to iPV neurons. The iPV neurons generated by this procedure matured 5-7 days post infection and were characterized by electrophysiological properties and known neuronal markers, such as PV and GABA. Our studies, therefore, identified an efficient approach for generating PV neurons.

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AnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsCells, CulturedCell TransdifferentiationColforsinFibroblastsMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsParvalbuminsSchizophreniaAscl1 protein, mouseBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsColforsinParvalbuminsfibroblastimmunochemistryinfectionneuronsmall molecule

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PMID27137935
PMCPMC4919442
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