G9a and Jhdm2a regulate embryonic stem cell fusion-induced reprogramming of adult neural stem cells

Stem Cells

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2131-2141

  Ma, Dengke K ^a   Chiang, Cheng Hsuan J ^a   Ponnusamy, Karthikeyan ^a   Ming, Guo Li ^a   Song, Hongjun ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cells; G9a; Histone demethylase; Histone methyltransferase; Jhdm2a; Neural stem cells; Oct4; Reprogramming

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; JHDM2A ENZYME; METHYLTRANSFERASE G9A; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT STEM CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CELL FUSION; DEMETHYLATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EPIGENETICS; MOUSE; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SOMATIC CELL;

EID: 54949141718     PISSN: 10665099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2008-0388     Document Type: Article

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