Publications
2024
Dorit Barlevy, Eric Juengst, Jeffrey Kahn, Jonathan Moreno, Lauren Lambert, Alta Charo, Hervé Chneiweiss, Mahmud Farooque, David H Guston, Insoo Hyun, Paul S Knoepfler, Cynthia Selin, Rebecca Wilbanks, Manar Zaghlula, Christopher Thomas Scott, Governing with public engagement: an anticipatory approach to human genome editing, Science and Public Policy, 2024;, scae010, https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scae010
Balashova OA, Panoutsopoulos AA, Visina O, Selhub J, Knoepfler PS, Borodinsky LN. Noncanonical function of folate through folate receptor 1 during neural tube formation. Nat Commun. 2024 Feb 22;15(1):1642. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45775-1. PMID: 38388461; PMCID: PMC10883926.
2023
Klein, R.H., Knoepfler, P.S. "Knockout tales: the versatile roles of histone H3.3 in development and disease". Epigenetics & Chromatin 16, 38 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13072-023-00512-8
Bush KM, Cervantes V, Rachel Klein RH, Yee J, and Knoepfler PS, A knockout-first model of H3f3a gene targeting leads to developmental lethality. Genesis 2023 Jan 19;e23507.
2022
Hishida T, Vazquez-Ferrer E, Hishida-Nozaki Y, Takemoto Y, Hatanaka F, Yoshida K, Prieto J, Sahu SK, Takahashi Y, Reddy P, O'Keefe DD, Rodriguez Esteban C, Knoepfler PS, Nuñez Delicado E, Castells A, Campistol JM, Kato R, Nakagawa H, Izpisua Belmonte JC. Myc Supports Self-Renewal of Basal Cells in the Esophageal Epithelium. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2022 Mar 4;10:786031. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.786031. PMID: 35309931; PMCID: PMC8931341.
Lewis, N.A., Klein, R.H., Kelly, C. et al. Histone H3.3 K27M chromatin functions implicate a network of neurodevelopmental factors including ASCL1 and NEUROD1 in DIPG. Epigenetics & Chromatin 15, 18 (2022).
2021
Klein RH, Knoepfler PS. DPPA2, DPPA4, and other DPPA factor epigenomic functions in cell fate and cancer. Stem Cell Reports. 2021 Dec 14; 16 (12):2844-2851. doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2021.10.008. Epub 2021 Nov 11. Review. PubMed PMID: 34767751; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8693620.
Kim M, Knoepfler PS. Anticipated impact of stem cell and other cellular medicine clinical trials for COVID-19. Regen Med. 2021 Jun 11. doi: 10.2217/rme-2021-0025. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34114493.
Klein RH, Knoepfler PS. Stem cell models help crack regional oncohistone codes driving childhood gliomas. Cell Stem Cell. 2021 May 6;28(5):785-787. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2021.04.013. PMID: 33961758.
2020
Chen, KY., Bush, K., Klein, R.H. et al. Reciprocal H3.3 gene editing identifies K27M and G34R mechanisms in pediatric glioma including NOTCH signaling. Commun Biol 3, 363 (2020).
2019
Rapid change of a cohort of 570 unproven stem cell clinics in the USA over 3 years. Knoepfler PS. Regen Med. 2019 Aug 28. doi: 10.2217/rme-2019-0064. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31456478
2018
Gene editing: sloppy definitions mislead. Knoepfler P. Nature. 2018 Dec;564(7736):345. doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07802-2. No abstract available. PMID: 30568213
Mapping and driving the stem cell ecosystem. Knoepfler PS. Regen Med. 2018 Oct;13(7):845-858. doi: 10.2217/rme-2018-0056. Epub 2018 Oct 5. PMID: 30289055
Genomic functions of developmental pluripotency associated factor 4 (Dppa4) in pluripotent stem cells and cancer. Klein RH, Tung PY, Somanath P, Fehling HJ, Knoepfler PS. Stem Cell Res. 2018 Jul 19;31:83-94. doi: 10.1016/j.scr.2018.07.009. [Epub ahead of print]
Too Much Carrot and Not Enough Stick in New Stem Cell Oversight Trends. Knoepfler PS. Cell Stem Cell. 2018 Jul 5;23(1):18-20. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2018.06.004. Epub 2018 Jun 21.
The FDA and the US direct-to-consumer marketplace for stem cell interventions: a temporal analysis. Knoepfler PS, Turner LG., Regen Med. 2018 Jan 12. doi: 10.2217/rme-2017-0115. [Epub ahead of print]
ERBB3-Binding Protein (EBP1) is a novel DPPA4 cofactor in human pluripotent cells. Somanath P, Bush KM, Knoepfler PS., Stem Cells. 2018 Jan 12. doi: 10.1002/stem.2776. [Epub ahead of print]
2017
Priyanka Somanath, Rachel Herndon Klein, Paul S. Knoepfler. CRISPR-mediated HDAC2 disruption identifies two distinct classes of target genes in human cells. PLOS. 2017 October 5, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185627
Martinez-Cerdeno V, Barrilleaux B, McDonough A, Ariza J, Yuen B, Somanath P, Le C, Steward C, Horton K, Knoepfler P. Behavior of xeno-transplanted undifferentiated human induced pluripotent stem cells is impacted by microenvironment without evidence of tumors. Stem Cells Dev. 2017 Jul 10. doi: 10.1089/scd.2017.0059.
2016
To CRISPR and beyond: the evolution of genome editing in stem cells. Chen KY, Knoepfler PS., Regen Med. 2016 Dec;11(8):801-816. PMID: 27905217
Turner L, Knoepfler P. Selling Stem Cells in the USA: Assessing the Direct-to-Consumer Industry. Cell Stem Cell. 2016 Jun 29. pii: S1934-5909(16)30157-6. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2016.06.007. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27374789.
Review of Stem Cell Dialogues by Sheldon Krimsky(1). Knoepfler PS. Am J Bioeth. 2016 Apr;16(4):W12-3. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2016.1145756.
When patients reach out, scientists should reach back carefully. Knoepfler PS. Nat Med. 2016 Mar 3;22(3):230. doi: 10.1038/nm0316-230.
2015
Reviewing post-publication peer review. Knoepfler P., Trends Genet. 2015 May;31(5):221-3. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2015.03.006. Epub 2015 Apr 4.
From bench to FDA to bedside: US regulatory trends for new stem cell therapies. Knoepfler PS., Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2015 Mar;82-83C:192-196. doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2014.12.001. Epub 2014 Dec 7. Review.
2014
Histone H3.3 regulates dynamic chromatin states during spermatogenesis. Yuen BT, Bush KM, Barrilleaux BL, Cotterman R, Knoepfler PS. Development. 2014 Aug 19. pii: dev.106450. [Epub ahead of print]
Miz-1 Activates Gene Expression via a Novel Consensus DNA Binding Motif.. Barrilleaux BL, Burow D, Lockwood SH, Yu A, Segal DJ, Knoepfler PS. PLoS One. 2014 Jul 1;9(7):e101151. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101151. eCollection 2014.
Epigenetic mechanisms of tumorigenicity manifesting in stem cells.. Tung PY, Knoepfler PS. Oncogene. 2014 Jun 16;0. doi: 10.1038/onc.2014.172. [Epub ahead of print]
2013
Histone H3.3 Mutations: A Variant Path to Cancer. BTK Yuen, PS Knoepfler. Cancer cell 24 (5), 567-574.
Identification of DPPA4 and DPPA2 as a Novel Family of Pluripotency‐Related Oncogenes. PY Tung, NV Varlakhanova, PS Knoepfler. STEM CELLS 31 (11), 2330-2342.
Key Action Items for the Stem Cell Field: Looking Ahead to 2014. PS Knoepfler. Stem cells and development.
Scientists: you really need to get out of the lab more. Knoepfler PS. Nat Med. 2013 Sep 6;19(9):1086. doi: 10.1038/nm0913-1086.
Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays for myc and N-myc. Barrilleaux BL, Cotterman R, Knoepfler PS. The Myc Gene, 117-133.
Automation of Library Preparation for High-resolution ChIP-seq Profiling. IM Henry, R Cotterman, P Knoepfler, L Comai, RW Kim, H O'Geen. Journal of Biomolecular Techniques. 2013. JBT 24 (Suppl), S45.
Laskowski AI and Knoepfler PS. Myc binds the pluripotency factor Utf1 through the basic-helix-loop-helix leucine zipper domain. Biochemical and biophysical research communications.
Endogenous mammalian histone H3.3 exhibits chromatin-related functions during development. Bush KM, Yuen BT, Barrilleaux BL, Riggs JW, O Geen H, Cotterman R, Knoepfler PS. Epigenetics Chromatin. 2013 Apr 9;6(1):7.
Riggs JW, Barrilleaux B, Varlakhanova N, Bush K, Chan V, and Knoepfler PS. Induced pluripotency and oncogenic transformation are related processes. Stem Cells & Dev. 2013 Jan 1;22(1):37-50.
Knoepfler PS. Call for fellowship programs in stem cell-based regenerative and cellular medicine: new stem cell training is essential for physicians. Regen Med. 2013 Mar;8(2):223-5.
2012
Meissen JK, Yuen BTK, Kind T, Riggs JW, Barupala DK, Knoepfler PK*, and Fiehn O*. Induced pluripotent stem cells show metabolomic differences to embryonic stem cells in polyunsaturated phosphatidylcholines and primary metabolism. PLoS One 2012;7(10):e46770. *co-corresponding authors.
Laskowski AI and Knoepfler PS. Utf1: Goldilocks for ESC bivalency. Cell Stem Cell 2012; Dec 7;11(6):732-4.
Pshenichnaya I, Schouwey K, Armaro M, Larue L, Knoepfler PS, Eisenman RN, Trumpp A, Delmas V, and Beermann F. Constitutive gray hair in Mice induced by Melanocyte-specific deletion of c-Myc. 2012 Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2012 Mar 15.
Martínez-Cerdeño V, Lemen JM, Chan V, Wey A, Lin W, Dent SR, and Knoepfler PS. N-Myc and GCN5 regulate significantly overlapping transcriptional programs in neural stem cells. PLoS One. 2012;7(6):e39456.
Knoepfler PS. Key anticipated regulatory issues for clinical use of human induced pluripotent stem cells. Regenerative Medicine. 2012. 2012; Sep;7(5):713-20.
2011
Dominguez-Frutos E., Lopez Hernandez I., Vendrell V., Gallozzi M., Gutsche K., Sharpe J., Knoepfler PS, Eisenman RN, Trumpp A., and Schimmang T. N-myc controls proliferation, morphogenesis and patterning of the inner ear. J. NeuroSci. 2011 31(19):7178-89.
Barrilleaux B. and Knoepfler PS. Overexpression of oncogenes in human cells using ecotropic lentivirus for enhanced biosafety. J Vis Exp. 2011 Jul 24;(53).
Barrilleaux B. and Knoepfler PS. Inducing iPS cells to escape the dish. Cell Stem Cell. 2011 Aug 5;9(2):103-11.
Varlakhanova NV, Cotterman RF, Bradnam K, Korf I, and Knoepfler PS. Myc and Miz-1 have coordinate genomic functions including targeting Hox genes in human embryonic stem cells. Epigenetics & Chromatin. 2011 Nov 4;4(1):20.
Knoepfler PS. My Year As A Stem Cell Blogger. Nature. 475(7357):425.
Barrilleaux B. and Knoepfler PS. Overexpression of oncogenes in human cells using ecotropic lentivirus for enhanced biosafety. J Vis Exp. 2011 Jul 24;(53). pii: 2822
Domínguez-Frutos E, López-Hernández I, Vendrell V, Neves J, Gallozzi M, Gutsche K, Quintana L, Sharpe J, Knoepfler PS, Eisenman RN, Trumpp A, Giráldez F, Schimmang T. N-myc Controls Proliferation, Morphogenesis, and Patterning of the Inner Ear. J. Neurosci 2011 31(19): 7178-7189.
2010
Varlakhanova N, Cotterman R, deVries W, Morgan J, Donahue LR, Murray S, Knowles BB, and Knoepfler PS. myc maintains embryonic stem cell pluripotency and self-renewal. Differentiation. 2010. 80(1):9-19.
Wey, A Ceredeno VM, Pleasure D, and Knoepfler PS. c-myc and N-myc regulate self-renewal, pluripotency, and metabolism of neural stem cells to direct brain growth. Cerebellum 2010 Dec;9(4):537-47.
Wey A, and Knoepfler PS. c-myc and N-myc promote active stem cell metabolism and cycling as architects of the developing brain. 2010. OncoTarget. 1(2), 1-10.
Wey A, and Knoepfler PS. C-myc and N-myc in the developing brain. Aging. 2010. 2(5):261-2.
Kuwahara A, Hirabayashi Y, Knoepfler PS, Taketo MM, Sakai J, Kodama T, Gotoh Y. Wnt signaling and its downstream target N-myc regulate basal progenitors in the developing neocortex. Development. 2010. 137(7):1035-44.
Knoepfler PS and Bush KM. Software for the efficient management of mouse colonies. Dis Model Mech. 2010 Jan-Feb;3(1-2):9-10.