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SUBMITTER: Zhang L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4675726 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Lei L Yin Jiu-Chao JC Yeh Hana H Ma Ning-Xin NX Lee Grace G Chen Xiangyun Amy XA Wang Yanming Y Lin Li L Chen Li L Jin Peng P Wu Gang-Yi GY Chen Gong G
Cell stem cell 20151017 6
We have recently demonstrated that reactive glial cells can be directly reprogrammed into functional neurons by a single neural transcription factor, NeuroD1. Here we report that a combination of small molecules can also reprogram human astrocytes in culture into fully functional neurons. We demonstrate that sequential exposure of human astrocytes to a cocktail of nine small molecules that inhibit glial but activate neuronal signaling pathways can successfully reprogram astrocytes into neurons i ...[more]