Epigenetic modifications and self-renewal regulation of mouse germline stem cells

Cell Research

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1164-1171

  Lee, Jiyoung ^a,b   Shinohara, Takashi ^b,c  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

genomic imprinting; germline stem cells; self renewal; spermatogenesis; spermatogonial stem cells

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN D2; RAS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; REVIEW; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CYCLIN D2; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; MALE; MICE; RAS PROTEINS; SPERMATOGONIA; STEM CELLS;

EID: 79961207039     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cr.2011.111     Document Type: Review

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