Distinguishing between mouse and human pluripotent stem cell regulation: The best laid plans of mice and men

Stem Cells

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 419-430

  Schnerch, Angelique ^a   Cerdan, Chantal ^a   Bhatia, Mickie ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell biology; Cell signaling; Embryonic stem cells; Pluripotent stem cells

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE 2; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR; MICRORNA; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL RENEWAL; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENOME; HUMANS; MICE; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

MUS;

EID: 77950550219     PISSN: 10665099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stem.298     Document Type: Review

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