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ArticleScientific reports2021

Fibroblast transition to an endothelial "trans" state improves cell reprogramming efficiency.

Megumi Mathison, Deepthi Sanagasetti, Vivek P Singh, Aarthi Pugazenthi, Jaya Pratap Pinnamaneni, Christopher T Ryan, Jianchang Yang, Todd K Rosengart

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Advances in fibroblast-based cardiac reprogramming in the treatment of heart disease.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2025
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  6. Direct cardiac reprogramming: A new technology for cardiac repair.Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Megumi Mathison *Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Deepthi Sanagasetti *Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Vivek P SinghMichael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Aarthi PugazenthiMichael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Jaya Pratap PinnamaneniMichael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Christopher T RyanMichael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Jianchang YangMichael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Todd K RosengartMichael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. Todd.Rosengart@bcm.edu.
Baylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

Tumor BiologyP30CA125123 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Michael M Ittmann · 2007 to 2026
$73.9M
Virology CoreP30AI036211 · NIAID · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BUTEL, JANET S · 1994 to 2015
$21.7M
Research Training Program in Cardiovascular SurgeryT32HL139430 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Todd K Rosengart · 2018 to 2026
$2.9M
In Situ Cardiac Infarct Cellular ReprogrammingR01HL121294 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI ROSENGART, TODD K · 2015 to 2018
$2.7M
Cell Plasticity-Based Reprogramming Strategies to Enhance Human Myocardial RegenerationR01HL152280 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI ROSENGART, TODD K · 2020 to 2023
$2.5M
BD Biosciences Special Order LSRIIS10RR024574 · NCRR · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LUMPKIN, ELLEN A · 2009 to 2009
$430k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA125123NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR024574NHLBI NIH HHS 5T32HL139430NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL121294NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL121294-01A1, R01HL152280NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL152280NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL139430NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI036211
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibroblast reprogramming offers the potential for myocardial regeneration via in situ cell transdifferentiation. We explored a novel strategy leveraging endothelial cell plasticity to enhance reprogramming efficiency. Rat cardiac endothelial cells and fibroblasts were treated with Gata4, Mef2c, and Tbx5 (GMT) to assess the cardio-differentiation potential of these cells. The endothelial cell transdifferentiation factor ETV2 was transiently over-expressed in fibroblasts followed by GMT treatment to assess "trans-endothelial" cardio-differentiation. Endothelial cells treated with GMT generated more cTnT

Indexed as

Cell TransdifferentiationCellular ReprogrammingAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCell PlasticityCell SeparationCoculture TechniquesEndothelial CellsEndotheliumFibroblastsFlow CytometryHumansMyocytes, CardiacPrevalenceRats

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PMID34799643
PMCPMC8604927
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