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Sendai virus persistence questions the transient naive reprogramming method for iPSC generation

De Los Angeles, A.; Hug, C. B.; Gladyshev, V. N.; Church, G. M.; Velychko, S.

2024-03-12 developmental biology
10.1101/2024.03.07.583804 bioRxiv
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Since the revolutionary discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) by Shinya Yamanaka, the comparison between iPSCs and embryonic stem cells (ESCs) has revealed significant differences in their epigenetic states and developmental potential. A recent compelling study published in Nature by Buckberry et al.1 demonstrated that a transient-naive-treatment (TNT) could facilitate epigenetic reprogramming and improve the developmental potential of human iPSCs (hiPSCs). However, the study characterized bulk hiPSCs instead of isolating clonal lines and overlooked the persistent expression of Sendai virus carrying exogenous Yamanaka factors. Our analyses revealed that Sendai genes were expressed in most control PSC samples, including hESCs, which were not intentionally infected. The highest levels of Sendai expression were detected in samples continuously treated with naive media, where it led to overexpression of exogenous MYC, SOX2, and KLF4, altering both the expression levels and ratios of reprogramming factors. Our findings call for further research to verify the effectiveness of the TNT method in the context of delivery methods that ensure prompt elimination of exogenous factors, leading to the generation of bona fide transgene-independent iPSCs.

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