Polycomb repressive complex 2 is dispensable for maintenance of embryonic stem cell pluripotency

Stem Cells

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1496-1505

  Chamberlain, Stormy J ^a   Yee, Della ^a   Magnuson, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo; Embryonic stem cell; Epigenetics; Gene expression; Pluripotent

Indexed keywords

POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; EED PROTEIN, MOUSE; JMJD3 PROTEIN, MOUSE; LYSINE; N DEMETHYLASE; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DNA MICROARRAY; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CHIMERA; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYSINE; METHYLATION; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OXIDOREDUCTASES, N-DEMETHYLATING; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 48649091905     PISSN: 10665099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2008-0102     Document Type: Article

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