Epigenetic alchemy for cell fate conversion

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 502-507

  Kondo, Toru ^a  

^a RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MICRORNA; NEUROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; NEUROGENIN; PROTEIN S100B; RNA; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL FATE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DNA MODIFICATION; EPIGENETICS; GLIA CELL; HISTONE METHYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURAL STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HISTONES; HUMANS; NEURONS;

EID: 33748423722     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2006.07.001     Document Type: Review

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