Name: reprogramming cells into stem cells
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Células-tronco pluripotentes induzidas, iPSCs, são células diferenciadas maduras, como células da pele, que são reprogramadas em laboratório para serem semelhantes a células-tronco embrionárias indiferenciadas. Ou seja, elas se dividem e são pluripotentes, capazes de produzir qualquer tipo de célula no corpo. Por exemplo, células retinais que podem ser usadas para substituir o tecido retiniano danificado.Para criar iPSCs, células maduras, como fibroblastos da pele, são retiradas de um paciente e colocadas na cultura. Então, normalmente, os genes para fatores de transcrição são entregues por vírus vetores nos núcleos das células onde eles são incorporados no genoma. Os fatores de transcrição então ligam os genes que são expressos por células-tronco embrionárias, efetivamente as desdiferenciando e as trazendo de volta a um estado pluripotentes.As células agora podem se dividir e, idealmente, serem direcionadas para produzir um tipo específico de célula em cultura. As novas células poderiam então serem transplantadas de volta ao paciente para tratar danos ou doenças com risco mínimo de rejeição porque elas se originaram de células do próprio paciente.

Hamazaki, Takashi, Nihal El Rouby, Natalie C. Fredette, Katherine E. Santostefano e Naohiro Terada. "Revisão concisa: pesquisa com células-tronco pluripotentes induzidas na era da medicina de precisão." Células-tronco (Dayton, Ohio) 35, nº 3 (março de 2017): 545–50. [<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/stem.2570" target="__blank">Fonte</a>].

células-tronco pluripotentes induzidas

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Células estaminais são células indiferenciadas que se dividem e produzem diferentes tipos de células. Normalmente, as células que se diferenciaram em um tipo de célula específica são pós-mitóticas—ou seja, elas não se dividem mais. No entanto, os cientistas encontraram uma maneira de reprogramar essas células maduras para que elas “se desdiferenciem” e retornem a um estado não especializado e proliferativo. Essas células também são pluripotentes como células estaminais embrionárias—capazes de produzir todos os tipos de células—e, portanto, são chamadas de células estaminais pluripotentes induzidas (iPSCs).
 
 As iPSCs são potencialmente valiosas na medicina, porque um paciente que precisa de um tipo de célula em particular—por exemplo, alguém com uma retina danificada devido à degeneração macular—poderia receber um transplante das células necessárias, produzidas a partir de outro tipo de célula do seu próprio corpo. Isso é chamado de transplante autólogo, e reduz o risco de rejeição de transplantes que podem ocorrer quando os tecidos são transplantados entre indivíduos.
 
 <h4>O Processo</h4>
 
 Para criar iPSCs, células maduras, como fibroblastos da pele ou células sanguíneas de uma pessoa, são colocadas em cultura. Em seguida, genes para múltiplos fatores de transcrição são entregues às células usando um vector viral, e as proteínas dos fatores de transcrição são expressas usando a maquinaria da célula. Os fatores de transcrição ativam então muitos outros genes que são expressos por células estaminais embrionárias, fazendo com que as células voltem a um estado indiferenciado, proliferativo e pluripotente.
 
 Ainda está a ser estudado se as iPSCs são verdadeiramente equivalentes às células estaminais embrionárias, mas parecem ser semelhantes e podem produzir células das três camadas germinativas do corpo. Como acontece com outros tipos de células estaminais, os cientistas estão a aprender como promover a diferenciação de tipos celulares específicos a partis das iPSCs de forma eficiente, para que os tipos de células necessários possam ser produzidos em quantidades adequadas.
 
 <h4>Ensaios Clínicos Iniciais</h4>
 
 O primeiro ensaio clínico transplantou células da retina derivadas de iPSCs em pacientes com degeneração macular relacionada com a idade. Desde então, vários ensaios clínicos com iPSCs foram aprovados para o tratamento da doença de Parkinson, doença cardíaca e lesão medular. Células retiradas de pacientes e transformadas em iPSCs também estão a ser usadas para estudar as suas doenças em laboratório. No geral, as iPSCs fornecem outra fonte de células estaminais para a investigação científica.

Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas

As células-tronco são células indiferenciadas que se dividem e produzem diferentes tipos de células. Normalmente, as células que se diferenciaram em uma célula específica ...

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reprogramming cells into stem cells

Induced pluripotent stem cells are created by reprogramming mature cells back into a stem-cell state. This process shows that specialized cells can be changed into cells with broader developmental potential. The topic is important in biology because it links cell identity, gene control, and stem cell research.

These cells begin as ordinary body cells and are pushed to de-differentiate, or lose their specialized features. After reprogramming, they behave like pluripotent stem cells, which means they can give rise to many different cell types. That ability makes them useful for studying how cells develop and how cell fate can be changed.

The transcript focuses on induced pluripotent stem cells as a key example of reprogramming rather than on a single tissue source. It highlights how scientists can generate stem-cell-like cells from mature cells in the lab. For high school biology, this topic connects cell specialization with the idea that gene activity can be reset.

Reprogramming Cells into Stem Cells

cell specific gene expression

How Cells Switch Genes On and Off

Cells switch genes on and off to make different proteins for different jobs. In multicellular organisms, many cell types are built from the same DNA, but they do not use the same genes in the same way. This difference in gene expression helps explain why cells can look and act so differently. Liver cells are a clear example. They help detoxify blood, make bile to help digest fats, and produce proteins needed for metabolism. To do these jobs, liver cells must express a specific set of genes.

regulation of expression occurs at multiple steps

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How Cells Control Gene Expression

Cells control gene expression at several points between DNA and protein. The most common control point is transcription. At this stage, proteins bind to short regulatory DNA sequences and can either increase or reduce transcription of the linked gene. After transcription, a precursor mRNA is made. This pre-mRNA contains exons, which code for protein, and introns, which do not. It must be processed before translation, and splicing removes the introns and joins the exons. Cells can also regulate...

cis-regulatory sequences

How Cis-Regulatory DNA Controls Transcription

Cis-regulatory sequences are short, non-coding DNA segments that control gene transcription. They sit on the same chromosome as the genes they regulate and act as binding sites for transcriptional regulators. In eukaryotes, these proteins help control gene expression patterns in different cell types. These DNA sequences can be close to a gene or thousands of bases away. When they are far from the gene in the DNA sequence, they are often brought close together in space because chromosomes are...

cooperative binding of transcription regulators

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How Transcription Factors Bind DNA

Transcriptional regulators bind to cis-regulatory DNA sequences to control gene transcription. These DNA sequences are very short, usually fewer than ten nucleotide pairs long. Because they are so short, the same sequence can appear by chance in many places across the genome. Some regulators can also bind to groups of similar sequences. That raises the chance of random binding even more. To lower this risk, transcription regulators often form dimers, which are pairs of proteins that bind a DNA...

prokaryotic transcriptional activators and repressors

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Operon Control by Activators and Repressors

Operon control in prokaryotes depends on activators and repressors. Prokaryotic genes are often arranged in groups, not one by one like in eukaryotes. Genes that help carry out the same biochemical process are placed together with their regulatory elements. This group is called an operon, and it is transcribed into a single polycistronic mRNA strand. Activators and repressors are DNA-binding proteins that control transcription in an operon. Activators bind near the promoter, which is the site...

operons

Operons in Bacterial Gene Control

Operons help bacteria control groups of genes at the same time. An operon is a set of genes that are regulated together and can be turned on or off as a unit. This shared control helps bacteria respond quickly to changes in their environment. In many operons, a promoter gives RNA polymerase a place to bind and start transcription. The operon also includes a regulatory region that helps control whether the genes are expressed. When conditions change, the cell can use this setup to manage gene...

the eukaryotic promoter region

Eukaryotic Promoter Motifs and Gene Control

The eukaryotic promoter region is a stretch of DNA located upstream of a gene. It includes an RNA polymerase binding site, a transcription start site, and several cis-regulatory sequences. These DNA signals help control when transcription begins. The promoter can be divided into proximal and distal regions. The proximal promoter lies close to the gene and includes cis-regulatory sequences and the core promoter. The core promoter is the RNA polymerase binding site, and it is usually found...

co-activators and co-repressors

Chromatin Control in Gene Transcription

Chromatin control plays a major role in gene transcription in eukaryotes. Gene expression is regulated by several proteins that work together at a gene regulatory site. Some of these proteins bind directly to specific DNA sequences, while co-regulators attach to those regulators but do not bind DNA on their own. Co-regulators can act as co-activators or co-repressors, depending on the complex they join. One co-regulator may even switch roles in different settings. For example, the...

eukaryotic transcription activators

How Transcription Activators Turn Genes On

Transcription activators are proteins that help turn genes on by promoting transcription from DNA to RNA. They often have two parts. One part binds to DNA, and the other part activates transcription. In some proteins, such as the glucocorticoid receptor and MyoD, one domain can do both jobs. The DNA-binding part recognizes specific regulatory sequences on the DNA. These binding domains are grouped into families based on their structure. Common examples include the leucine zipper, zinc finger,...

eukaryotic transcription inhibitors

How Eukaryotic Gene Repressors Work

Eukaryotic gene repressors help turn specific genes off when the cell needs to control growth, development, or other biochemical processes. These DNA-binding proteins regulate gene expression in eukaryotes. Their presence at the right time and place can be triggered by hormones and signals from other cells. Most transcription inhibitors have two main parts. One part binds DNA, and the other is a repressor domain, which helps shut down transcription. Repressor domains can connect with basal...

combinatorial gene control

Gene Expression by Transcription Factor Combinations

Gene expression can depend on combinations of transcription factors working together. In combinatorial gene control, several transcription factors act in a coordinated way to regulate a single gene. If one or more of these factors are missing, the level of gene expression or repression can change a lot. This kind of control helps explain how a relatively small number of transcription factors can regulate a very large number of genes. More than 30,000 genes are controlled by about 2,000 to...

induced pluripotent stem cells

Induced pluripotent stem cells are created by reprogramming mature cells back into a stem-cell state. This process shows that specialized cells can be changed into cells with broader developmental potential. The topic is important in biology because it links cell identity, gene control, and stem cell research. These cells begin as ordinary body cells and are pushed to de-differentiate, or lose their specialized features. After reprogramming, they behave like pluripotent stem cells, which means...

master transcription regulators

MEF2C and Gene Control Cascades

MEF2C is a master transcription regulator that controls gene expression in coordinated cascades. These regulators are proteins that manage the activity of multiple genes that often work together to produce a complex outcome. When a master transcription regulator is activated, it can start a chain of transcriptional activation that supports that outcome. Master transcription regulators can act in two main ways. They may bind directly to the regulatory sequences of several genes involved in a...

epigenetic regulation

DNA Methylation and Histone Changes

Epigenetic regulation controls gene activity without changing the DNA sequence. It helps determine when genes are turned on or off in a cell. Two major epigenetic mechanisms are DNA methylation and histone modification. DNA methylation adds chemical groups to DNA, while histone changes affect how tightly DNA is packed around histone proteins. These changes can make genes easier or harder to use. In high school biology, epigenetic regulation is important for understanding how cells with the...

genomic imprinting and inheritance

Genomic Imprinting in Human Disease

Genomic imprinting affects how some inherited genes are turned on or off in human cells. Diploid organisms inherit chromosomes from both parents, and each gene usually has two alleles. In most cases, both alleles are expressed. If one allele is missing or mutated, the other can often compensate, but some genes do not work that way. In genomic imprinting, a gene or its regulatory sequence carries chemical tags, such as methyl groups, on the copy inherited from only one parent. These tags are...

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