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Table 2 Small molecules that promote reprogramming

From: Progress and bottleneck in induced pluripotency

Compound

Function

Reference

Valproic acid

histone deacetylase inhibitor

[70]

Trichostatin A

histone deacetylase inhibitor

[70]

Sodium butyrate

histone deacetylase inhibitor

[70]

BIX-01294

histone methyl transferase inhibitor

[89]

Parnate

histone demethylase inhibitor

[90]

5-azacytidine

DNA methyltransferase inhibitor

[74]

RG108

DNA methyltransferase inhibitor

[89]

SB431542 + PD0325901

ALK5 inhibitor + MEK inhibitor

[67]

A-83-01

TGFβ receptor inhibitor

[92]

CHIR99021

GSK3 inhibitor

[67]

RepSox

Tgfbr1 kinase inhibitor

[65]

PS48

activator of PDK1

[92]

Vitamin C

nutrient vital that lower reactive oxygen species

[93]