- Coupling shRNA screens with single-cell RNA-seq identifies a dual role for mTOR in reprogramming-induced senescence.
Coupling shRNA screens with single-cell RNA-seq identifies a dual role for mTOR in reprogramming-induced senescence.
Genes & development (2017-11-16)
Marieke Aarts, Athena Georgilis, Meryam Beniazza, Patrizia Beolchi, Ana Banito, Thomas Carroll, Marizela Kulisic, Daniel F Kaemena, Gopuraja Dharmalingam, Nadine Martin, Wolf Reik, Johannes Zuber, Keisuke Kaji, Tamir Chandra, Jesús Gil
PMID29138277
摘要
Expression of the transcription factors OCT4, SOX2, KLF4, and cMYC (OSKM) reprograms somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Reprogramming is a slow and inefficient process, suggesting the presence of safeguarding mechanisms that counteract cell fate conversion. One such mechanism is senescence. To identify modulators of reprogramming-induced senescence, we performed a genome-wide shRNA screen in primary human fibroblasts expressing OSKM. In the screen, we identified novel mediators of OSKM-induced senescence and validated previously implicated genes such as