Genomic and Molecular Control of Cell Type and Cell Type Conversions

Overview

Journal Cell Regen

Publisher Springer

Date 2018 Jan 20

PMID 29348912

Citations 5

Authors

Xiuling Fu

Fangfang He

Yuhao Li

Allahverdi Shahveranov

Andrew Paul Hutchins

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Abstract

Organisms are made of a limited number of cell types that combine to form higher order tissues and organs. Cell types have traditionally been defined by their morphologies or biological activity, yet the underlying molecular controls of cell type remain unclear. The onset of single cell technologies, and more recently genomics (particularly single cell genomics), has substantially increased the understanding of the concept of cell type, but has also increased the complexity of this understanding. These new technologies have added a new genome wide molecular dimension to the description of cell type, with genome-wide expression and epigenetic data acting as a cell type 'fingerprint' to describe the cell state. Using these genomic fingerprints cell types are being increasingly defined based on specific genomic and molecular criteria, without necessarily a distinct biological function. In this review, we will discuss the molecular definitions of cell types and cell type control, and particularly how endogenous and exogenous transcription factors can control cell types and cell type conversions.

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