Reprogramming a somatic nucleus by trans-modification activity in germ cells

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 273-277

  Surani, M Azim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demethylation; EG somatic cell hybrids; Embryonic germ cells; Imprinting; Methylation; Mouse; Primordial germ cells; Totipotency

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CELL FUSION; CELL LINE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; GERM CELL; HYBRID CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; OOCYTE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL FUSION; CELL LINE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GERM CELLS; HYBRID CELLS; LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; OOCYTES;

EID: 0033143970     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1998.0285     Document Type: Article

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