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The role and mechanisms of polycomb repressive complex 2 on the regulation of osteogenic and neurogenic differentiation of stem cells

Cao Y., Li L., Fan Z.

Narrative Review, published in Cell Prolif (2021) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Narrative Review
Journal
Cell Prolif (2021)
Reported sample size
—
Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
33759287
PMCID
PMC8088470
DOI
10.1111/cpr.13032
Citations
18

Abstract (original English)

The stem cells differentiate into osteoblasts or neurocytes is the key process for treatment of bone- or neural tissue-related diseases which is caused by ageing, fracture, injury, inflammation, etc Polycomb group complexes (PcGs), especially the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), act as pivotal epigenetic regulators by modifying key developmental regulatory genes during stem cells differentiation. In this review, we summarize the core subunits, the variants and the potential functions of PRC2. We also highlight the underlying mechanisms of PRC2 associated with the osteogenic and neurogenic differentiation of stem cells, including its interaction with non-coding RNAs, histone acetyltransferases, histone demethylase, DNA methyltransferase and polycomb repressive complex 1. This review provided a substantial information of epigenetic regulation mediated by PRC2 which leads to the osteogenic and neurogenic differentiation of stem cells.

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is a narrative review: it collects no new patient data and does not systematically appraise evidence quality.

Evidence level

Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
Stem CellsHumansHistonesRNA, UntranslatedCell DifferentiationEpigenesis, GeneticOsteogenesisNeurogenesisPolycomb Repressive Complex 2Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein

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