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A p53-mediated DNA damage response limits reprogramming to ensure iPS cell genomic integrity

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Marión, Rosa M., Strati, Katerina, Li, Han, Murga, Matilde, Blanco, Raquel, Ortega, Sagrario, Fernandez-Capetillo, Oscar, Serrano, Manuel +1 more·2009·Nature

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The reprogramming of differentiated cells to pluripotent cells (induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells) is known to be an inefficient process. We recently reported that cells with short telomeres cannot be reprogrammed to iPS cells despite their normal proliferation rates, probably reflecting the existence of 'reprogramming barriers' that abort the reprogramming of cells with uncapped telomeres. Here we show that p53 (also known as Trp53 in mice and TP53 in humans) is critically involved in preventing the reprogramming of cells carrying various types of DNA damage, including short telomeres, DNA repair deficiencies, or exogenously inflicted DNA damage. Reprogramming in the presence of pre-existing, but tolerated, DNA damage is aborted by the activation of a DNA damage response and p53-dependent apoptosis. Abrogation of p53 allows efficient reprogramming in the face of DNA damage and the generation of iPS cells carrying persistent DNA damage and chromosomal aberrations. These observations indicate that during reprogramming cells increase their intolerance to different types of DNA damage and that p53 is critical in preventing the generation of human and mouse pluripotent cells from suboptimal parental cells.

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Authors
Marión, R. M., Strati, K., Li, H., Murga, M., Blanco, R., Ortega, S., Fernandez-Capetillo, O., Serrano, M., & Blasco, M. A.
Affiliations
Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (ES)
Venue
Nature
Published
2009-08
Volume
460
Issue
7259
Pages
1149-1153
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2111920812
Cited by
1,028
References
29
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FWCI
53.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA Repair Mechanisms
Keywords
p53, DNA damage response, induced pluripotent stem cells, cellular reprogramming, short telomeres, DNA repair deficiency, chromosomal abnormalities, genome stability, apoptosis, pluripotency
MeSH terms
Animals, Cells, Cultured, Chromosome Aberrations, DNA Damage, DNA Repair, Female, Fibroblasts, Humans, Male, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, Telomere, Apoptosis, Pluripotent Stem Cells, Genomic Instability, Mice, Cellular Reprogramming

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