PMID- 21768163 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20111102 LR - 20211020 IS - 1535-3699 (Electronic) IS - 1535-3702 (Print) IS - 1535-3699 (Linking) VI - 236 IP - 9 DP - 2011 Sep TI - Mechanisms maintaining genomic integrity in embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells. PG - 987-96 LID - 10.1258/ebm.2011.011107 [doi] AB - Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are pluripotent, self-renewing cells that are isolated during the blastocyst stage of embryonic development. Whether these cells are derived from humans, mice or other organisms, all ESCs must employ mechanisms that prevent the propagation of mutations, generated as a consequence of DNA damage, to somatic cells produced by normal programmed differentiation. Thus, the prevention of mutations in ESCs is important not only for the health of the individual organism derived from these cells but also, in addition, for the continued survival and genetic viability of the species by preventing the accumulation of mutations in the germline. Induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSCs) are reprogrammed somatic cells that share several characteristics with ESCs, including a similar morphology in culture, the re-expression of pluripotency markers and the ability to differentiate into defined cell lineages. This review focuses on the mechanisms employed by murine ESCs, human ESCs and, where data are available, IPSCs to preserve genetic integrity. FAU - Tichy, Elisia D AU - Tichy ED AD - Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0524, USA. tichyed@ucmail.uc.edu LA - eng GR - R01 ES012695/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 ES007250/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Review DEP - 20110718 PL - Switzerland TA - Exp Biol Med (Maywood) JT - Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) JID - 100973463 RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Protein p53) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Cycle/genetics MH - DNA Damage/genetics MH - DNA Mismatch Repair/genetics MH - DNA Repair/*genetics/physiology MH - Embryonic Stem Cells/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mutation/genetics MH - Oxidative Stress/genetics MH - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/genetics PMC - PMC4077782 MID - NIHMS591783 EDAT- 2011/07/20 06:00 MHDA- 2011/11/04 06:00 PMCR- 2014/07/01 CRDT- 2011/07/20 06:00 PHST- 2011/07/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/07/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/11/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ebm.2011.011107 [pii] AID - 10.1258/ebm.2011.011107 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2011 Sep;236(9):987-96. doi: 10.1258/ebm.2011.011107. Epub 2011 Jul 18.