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As a milestone breakthrough of stem cell and regenerative medicine in recent years, somatic cell reprogramming has opened up new applications of regenerative medicine by breaking through the ethical shackles of embryonic stem cells. However, induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are prepared with a complicated protocol that results in a low reprogramming rate. To obtain differentiated target cells, iPS cells and embryonic stem cells still need to be induced using step-by-step procedures. The safety of induced target cells from iPS cells is currently a further concerning matter. More broadly conceived is lineage reprogramming that has been investigated since 1987. Adult stem cell plasticity, which triggered interest in stem cell research at the end of the last century, can also be included in the scope of lineage reprogramming. With the promotion of iPS cell research, lineage reprogramming is now considered as one of the most promising fields in regenerative medicine, will hopefully lead to customized, personalized therapeutic options for patients in the future.
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Zhou, J., Yue, W. & Pei, X. Advances in cell lineage reprogramming. Sci. China Life Sci. 56, 228–233 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-013-4447-7
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