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ArticleStem cells (Dayton, Ohio)2021

GATA6 regulates aging of human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells.

Hongli Jiao, Brian E Walczak, Ming-Song Lee, Madeleine E Lemieux, Wan-Ju Li

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Article in Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hongli JiaoDepartment of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8005-8496
Brian E WalczakDepartment of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Ming-Song LeeDepartment of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Madeleine E LemieuxBioinfo, Plantagenet, Ontario, Canada.
Wan-Ju LiDepartment of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6579-8063
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

Biology of Aging and Age-Related Diseases Training GrantT32AG000213 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Rozalyn M. Anderson, Sanjay Asthana · 1991 to 2026
$9.9M
Blood-derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Cartilage RepairR01AR064803 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI LI, WAN-JU · 2015 to 2019
$1.6M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR064803NIA NIH HHS T32 AG000213
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular reprogramming forcing the expression of pluripotency markers can reverse aging of cells, but how molecular mechanisms through which reprogrammed cells alter aging-related cellular activities still remains largely unclear. In this study, we reprogrammed human synovial fluid-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) using six reprogramming factors and reverted the iPSCs back to MSCs, as an approach to cell rejuvenation. Using the parental and reprogrammed MSCs as control nonrejuvenated and rejuvenated cells, respectively, for comparative analysis, we found that aging-related activities were greatly reduced in reprogrammed MSCs compared with those in their parental lines, indicating reversal of cell aging. Global transcriptome analysis revealed differences in activities of regulatory networks associated with inflammation and proliferation. Mechanistically, we demonstrated that, compared with control cells, the expression of GATA binding protein 6 (GATA6) in reprogrammed cells was attenuated, resulting in an increase in the activity of sonic hedgehog signaling and the expression level of downstream forkhead box P1 (FOXP1), in turn ameliorating cellular hallmarks of aging. Lower levels of GATA6 expression were also found in cells harvested from younger mice or lower passage cultures. Our findings suggest that GATA6 is a critical regulator increased in aged MSCs that controls the downstream sonic hedgehog signaling and FOXP1 pathway to modulate cellular senescence and aging-related activities.

Indexed as

Cellular SenescenceSignal TransductionAdultAnimalsFemaleGATA6 Transcription FactorHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceMiddle AgedGATA6 protein, humanGATA6 Transcription Factoragingcell signalingmesenchymal stem cellsreprogrammingtranscription factors

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PMID33252174
PMCPMC7772271
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