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Background mutations in parental cells account for most of the genetic heterogeneity of induced pluripotent stem cells.

Cell stem cell | 2012

To assess the genetic consequences of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) reprogramming, we sequenced the genomes of ten murine iPSC clones derived from three independent reprogramming experiments, and compared them to their parental cell genomes. We detected hundreds of single nucleotide variants (SNVs) in every clone, with an average of 11 in coding regions. In two experiments, all SNVs were unique for each clone and did not cluster in pathways, but in the third, all four iPSC clones contained 157 shared genetic variants, which could also be detected in rare cells (<1 in 500) within the parental MEF pool. These data suggest that most of the genetic variation in iPSC clones is not caused by reprogramming per se, but is rather a consequence of cloning individual cells, which "captures" their mutational history. These findings have implications for the development and therapeutic use of cells that are reprogrammed by any method.

Pubmed ID: 22542160 RIS Download

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Associated grants

  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 HL057619-14
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R56 DK038682
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: DK38682
  • Agency: NHGRI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: U54 HG003079
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R56 DK038682-23A1
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P01 CA101937-08
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R37 DK038682
  • Agency: NHGRI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: U54 HG003079-06
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: CA0101937
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 HL057619
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P01 CA101937

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BREAKDANCER (tool)

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A Perl/C++ software package that provides genome-wide detection of structural variants from next generation paired-end sequencing reads. BreakDancerMax predicts five types of structural variants: insertions, deletions, inversions, inter- and intra-chromosomal translocations from next-generation short paired-end sequencing reads using read pairs that are mapped with unexpected separation distances or orientation. (entry from Genetic Analysis Software)

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