X-chromosome epigenetic reprogramming in pluripotent stem cells via noncoding genes

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 336-342

  Kim, Daniel H ^a   Jeon, Yesu ^b   Anguera, Montserrat C ^b   Lee, Jeannie T ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Noncoding RNAs; Pluripotency; Reprogramming; Stem cells; X chromosome inactivation

Indexed keywords

UNTRANSLATED RNA;

CELL REGENERATION; EPIGENETICS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 79957557521     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2011.02.025     Document Type: Review

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