Oct4 expression revisited: Potential pitfalls for data misinterpretation in stem cell research

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 389, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 845-850

  Liedtke, Stefanie ^a   Stephan, Milaid ^a   Kögler, Gesine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adult stem cells; Alternative splicing; Differentiated cells; Pluripotency; Stem cell marker

Indexed keywords

OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4;

ADULT STEM CELL; ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; CANCER STEM CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL RENEWAL; DNA BINDING; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENHANCER REGION; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; GENE CONTROL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN VARIANT; PSEUDOGENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SHORT SURVEY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; PSEUDOGENES; STEM CELLS;

EID: 49149121054     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2008.098     Document Type: Short Survey

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