Molecular and Functional Resemblance of Terminally Differentiated Cells Derived from Isogenic Human iPSCs and Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Derived ESCs

Here we performed genome-wide RNA-seq and Reduced Representation Bisulfite Sequencing (RRBS-seq) in isogenic human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and somatic cell nuclear transfer-derived embryonic stem cells (nt-ESCs), genetically matched in vitro fertilization-derived ESCs (IVF-ESCs), and their respective differentiated cells (cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells). We generated the transcriptome and DNA methylome map in human pluripotent stem cells and their differentiated cells with single-nucleotide resolution. We compared the genetic (genetic makeup) and epigenetic (reprogramming approach) influence on the gene expression and DNA methylation profiles and found that genetic composition is the major contributor of the transcriptional and epigenetic variances observed in the undifferentiated and differentiated cells originated from different reprogramming mechanisms. Overall design: RNA-seq and RRBS-seq of 6 cell lines