重编程和分化、转分化在再生医学的应用中有巨大的潜能。在这些细胞命运转变中,微核糖核酸(microRNA,miRNA)或者微核糖核酸簇通过基因转录后调控发挥了重要作用。该文将从细胞miRNA表达谱与细胞谱系决定,miRNA与胚胎干细胞(embryonic stem cells,ESCs)多能性调控,miRNA与重编程、分化、转分化等方面综述领域内的最新进展,并结合该实验室在miR-302-367簇与重编程及神经干细胞转分化方面的研究工作展开对miRNA参与细胞命运调控的讨论。
Reprogramming, differentiation and trans-differentiation hold great potential in regenerative medicine. In these cell fate transitions, miRNAs or miRNA clusters play vital roles by targeting related mRNAs to direct the post-transcriptional regulation. Herein, this review outlines the latest breakthoughs in following topics: miRNA profiling and cell lineage determining, miRNAs in regulating the pluripotency of embryonic stem cells, miRNAs in regulating reprogramming, differentiation and trans-differentiation. In addition, we highlight the dra- matic progresses of miR-302-367 cluster in cell fate regulation, based on our studies of reprogramming and trans- differentiation to neural progenitor stem cells using this cluster.