Kruppel like factor 4 (KLF4): A transcription factor with diverse context-dependent functions

Gene Therapy and Molecular Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 194-203

  Vangapandu, Hima ^a   Ai, Walden ^a  

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

Author keywords

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells); KLF4; Notch signaling; Oncogene; Tumor suppressor

Indexed keywords

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EID: 77649323253     PISSN: 15299120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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