The function of E-cadherin in stem cell pluripotency and self-renewal

Genes

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 229-259

  Soncin, Francesca ^a   Ward, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activin; E cadherin; Embryonic stem cell; ES; Induced pluripotent stem cell; iPS; Nodal; Pluripotency; Signaling pathways

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; PROTEIN P120; UVOMORULIN;

CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL RENEWAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW;

IPS;

EID: 79953686815     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/genes2010229     Document Type: Review

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