Cell Reprogramming and Differentiation Utilizing Messenger RNA for Regenerative Medicine.

IF 2.2 Q3 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Journal of Developmental Biology Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI:10.3390/jdb12010001

Masahito Inagaki

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic generated interest in the medicinal applications of messenger RNA (mRNA). It is expected that mRNA will be applied, not only to vaccines, but also to regenerative medicine. The purity of mRNA is important for its medicinal applications. However, the current mRNA synthesis techniques exhibit problems, including the contamination of undesired 5'-uncapped mRNA and double-stranded RNA. Recently, our group developed a completely capped mRNA synthesis technology that contributes to the progress of mRNA research. The introduction of chemically modified nucleosides, such as N1-methylpseudouridine and 5-methylcytidine, has been reported by Karikó and Weissman, opening a path for the practical application of mRNA for vaccines and regenerative medicine. Yamanaka reported the production of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) by introducing four types of genes using a retrovirus vector. iPSCs are widely used for research on regenerative medicine and the preparation of disease models to screen new drug candidates. Among the Yamanaka factors, Klf4 and c-Myc are oncogenes, and there is a risk of tumor development if these are integrated into genomic DNA. Therefore, regenerative medicine using mRNA, which poses no risk of genome insertion, has attracted attention. In this review, the author summarizes techniques for synthesizing mRNA and its application in regenerative medicine.

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利用信使核糖核酸进行细胞重编程和分化，促进再生医学。

COVID-19 大流行引起了人们对信使核糖核酸 (mRNA) 医学应用的兴趣。预计 mRNA 将不仅应用于疫苗，还将应用于再生医学。mRNA 的纯度对其医疗应用非常重要。然而，目前的 mRNA 合成技术存在一些问题，包括 5'-uncapped mRNA 和双链 RNA 的污染。最近，我们的研究小组开发了一种完全封顶的 mRNA 合成技术，为 mRNA 研究的进展做出了贡献。Karikó 和 Weissman 报道了化学修饰核苷（如 N1-甲基假尿苷和 5-甲基胞苷）的引入，为 mRNA 在疫苗和再生医学中的实际应用开辟了道路。山中（Yamanaka）报道了利用逆转录病毒载体导入四种基因制备诱导多能干细胞（iPSCs）的方法，iPSCs 被广泛用于再生医学研究和制备疾病模型以筛选候选新药。在山中因子中，Klf4 和 c-Myc 是致癌基因，如果这些基因整合到基因组 DNA 中，就有可能发展成肿瘤。因此，利用没有基因组插入风险的 mRNA 进行再生医学研究备受关注。在这篇综述中，作者总结了 mRNA 的合成技术及其在再生医学中的应用。

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Journal of Developmental Biology Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Developmental Biology

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

18.50%

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审稿时长

11 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Developmental Biology (ISSN 2221-3759) is an international, peer-reviewed, quick-refereeing, open access journal, which publishes reviews, research papers and communications on the development of multicellular organisms at the molecule, cell, tissue, organ and whole organism levels. Our aim is to encourage researchers to effortlessly publish their new findings or concepts rapidly in an open access medium, overseen by their peers. There is no restriction on the length of the papers; the full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Electronic files regarding the full details of the experimental procedure, if unable to be published in a normal way, can be deposited as supplementary material. Journal of Developmental Biology focuses on: -Development mechanisms and genetics -Cell differentiation -Embryonal development -Tissue/organism growth -Metamorphosis and regeneration of the organisms. It involves many biological fields, such as Molecular biology, Genetics, Physiology, Cell biology, Anatomy, Embryology, Cancer research, Neurobiology, Immunology, Ecology, Evolutionary biology.