OCT4-induced oligodendrocyte progenitor cells promote remyelination and ameliorate disease
- Authors
- Yun, Wonjin; Choi, Kyung-Ah; Hwang, Insik; Zheng, Jie; Park, Minji; Hong, Wonjun; Jang, Ah-Young; Kim, Jeong Hee; Choi, Wonji; Kim, Dae-Sung; Kim, In Yong; Kim, Yong Jun; Liu, Ying; Yoon, Byung Sun; Park, Gyuman; Song, Gwonhwa; Hong, Sunghoi; You, Seungkwon
- Issue Date
- 13-Jan-2022
- Publisher
- NATURE PORTFOLIO
- Citation
- NPJ REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, v.7, no.1
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- NPJ REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
- Volume
- 7
- Number
- 1
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/136525
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41536-021-00199-z
- ISSN
- 2057-3995
- Abstract
- The generation of human oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) may be therapeutically valuable for human demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Here, we report the direct reprogramming of human somatic cells into expandable induced OPCs (iOPCs) using a combination of OCT4 and a small molecule cocktail. This method enables generation of A2B5(+) (an early marker for OPCs) iOPCs within 2 weeks retaining the ability to differentiate into MBP-positive mature oligodendrocytes. RNA-seq analysis revealed that the transcriptome of O4(+) iOPCs was similar to that of O4(+) OPCs and ChIP-seq analysis revealed that putative OCT4-binding regions were detected in the regulatory elements of CNS development-related genes. Notably, engrafted iOPCs remyelinated the brains of adult shiverer mice and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis mice with MOG-induced 14 weeks after transplantation. In conclusion, our study may contribute to the development of therapeutic approaches for neurological disorders, as well as facilitate the understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying glial development.
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