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Summarize progress in the direct reprogramming of somatic cells into functional induced hepatocytes and provide standardization criteria for translational applications.

May 11, 2021Journal of HepatologyOpen Access

Direct reprogramming of somatic cells into induced hepatocytes: Cracking the Enigma code

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MRMatthias RombautVrije Universiteit Brussel JBJoost BoeckmansVrije Universiteit Brussel RRRobim M. RodriguesVrije Universiteit Brussel

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Review uncovers direct somatic cell reprogramming strategies for generating induced hepatocytes, highlighting pathways to standardize production for clinical applications.

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Summarize progress in the direct reprogramming of somatic cells into functional induced hepatocytes and provide standardization criteria for translational applications.
Synthesized evidence from published direct reprogramming protocols that convert somatic cells to induced hepatocytes without an intermediate pluripotent stem cell state.
Evaluated the mechanistic roles and conversion efficiencies of liver-enriched transcription factors and small-molecule transdifferentiation enhancers.
Ectopic expression of native liver-enriched transcription factors directly induces hepatic fate while circumventing intermediate pluripotency.
Small-molecule supplementation improves transdifferentiation efficiency, though achieving complete phenotypic and functional equivalence to native hepatocytes remains difficult.
Established baseline criteria and optimization guidelines to standardize in vitro induced hepatocyte manufacturing for clinical and pharmacological testing.

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Rombaut et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa11da1b59423aee28d3c7c https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2021.04.048

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Review uncovers direct somatic cell reprogramming strategies for generating induced hepatocytes, highlighting pathways to standardize production for clinical applications.

Direct reprogramming of somatic cells into induced hepatocytes: Cracking the Enigma code

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Direct reprogramming of somatic cells into induced hepatocytes: Cracking the Enigma code

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