A novel class of evolutionarily conserved genes defined by piwi are essential for stem cell self-renewal

Genes and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 3715-3727

  Cox, Daniel N ^a   Chao, Anna ^a   Baker, Jeff ^a   Chang, Lisa ^a   Qiao, Dan ^a   Lin, Haifan ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric division; Cell fate; Germ line; Piwi; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

BASIC PROTEIN; RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL FATE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL;

DROSOPHILA;

EID: 0032443562     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.23.3715     Document Type: Article

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