Oct-4: The almighty POUripotent regulator?

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 260-262

  Buitrago, William ^a   Roop, Dennis R ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 4; MYC PROTEIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2;

BIOENGINEERING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL SPECIFICITY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; KERATINOCYTE; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGENERATION; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; TRANSIENT TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33846222853     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700654     Document Type: Note

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