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Genetic aberrations in iPSCs are introduced by a transient G1/S cell cycle checkpoint deficiency

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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -

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NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13830-x

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  1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [KAKENHI 25290068, 17H03615, 17K20053, 16H06153]
  2. Takeda Science Foundation
  3. Uehara Memorial Foundation
  4. Mitsubishi Foundation
  5. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [17K20053, 17H03615, 16H06153] Funding Source: KAKEN

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A number of point mutations have been identified in reprogrammed pluripotent stem cells such as iPSCs and ntESCs. The molecular basis for these mutations has remained elusive however, which is a considerable impediment to their potential medical application. Here we report a specific stage at which iPSC generation is not reduced in response to ionizing radiation, i.e. radio-resistance. Quite intriguingly, a G1/S cell cycle checkpoint deficiency occurs in a transient fashion at the initial stage of the genome reprogramming process. These cancer-like phenomena, i.e. a cell cycle checkpoint deficiency resulting in the accumulation of point mutations, suggest a common developmental pathway between iPSC generation and tumorigenesis. This notion is supported by the identification of specific cancer mutational signatures in these cells. We describe efficient generation of human integration-free iPSCs using erythroblast cells, which have only a small number of point mutations and INDELs, none of which are in coding regions.

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