Epigenetic modification is central to genome reprogramming in somatic cell nuclear transfer

Stem Cells

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 805-814

  Armstrong, Lyle ^a   Lako, Majlinda ^a   Dean, Wendy ^b   Stojkovic, Miodrag ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cells; Epigenetic modification; Genome reprogramming; Somatic cell nuclear transfer

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HISTAMINE H3 RECEPTOR; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; LYSINE; MESSENGER RNA; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4;

ANEUPLOIDY; BLASTOMERE; CELL CLONING; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CENTROMERE; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HUMAN EMBRYO; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR IMPRINTING; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS; TETRAPLOIDY; TOTIPOTENT STEM CELL; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CLONING; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HYBRID CELL; OOCYTE; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CLONING, ORGANISM; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; HYBRID CELLS; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; OOCYTES; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS;

EID: 33745513685     PISSN: 10665099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2005-0350     Document Type: Review

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