DNA Methyltransferases Modulate Hepatogenic Lineage Plasticity of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

Chien Wei Lee, Wei Chih Huang, Hsien Da Huang, Yi Hsiang Huang, Jennifer H. Ho, Muh Hwa Yang, Vincent W. Yang, Oscar K. Lee

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摘要

The irreversibility of developmental processes in mammalian cells has been challenged by rising evidence that de-differentiation of hepatocytes occurs in adult liver. However, whether reversibility exists in mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)-derived hepatocytes (dHeps) remains elusive. In this study, we find that hepatogenic differentiation (HD) of MSCs is a reversible process and is modulated by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs). DNMTs are regulated by transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1), which in turn controls hepatogenic differentiation and de-differentiation. In addition, a stepwise reduction in TGFβ1 concentrations in culture media increases DNMT1 and decreases DNMT3 in primary hepatocytes (Heps) and confers Heps with multi-differentiation potentials similarly to MSCs. Hepatic lineage reversibility of MSCs and lineage conversion of Heps are regulated by DNMTs in response to TGFβ1. This previously unrecognized TGFβ1-DNMTs-MSC-HD axis may further increase the understanding the normal and pathological processes in the liver, as well as functions of MSCs after transplantation to treat liver diseases. Lee and colleagues demonstrate that through TGFβ1-regulated DNA methyltransferase axis, adult hepatocytes and MSC-derived hepatocyte-like cells can revert to an undifferentiated state without forced ectopic gene expression.
原文英語
頁(從 - 到)247-263
頁數17
期刊Stem Cell Reports
9
發行號1
DOIs
出版狀態已發佈 - 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • 生物化學
  • 遺傳學
  • 發展生物學
  • 細胞生物學

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