Stem cells: A view from the roots

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 704-722

  Somorjai, Ildiko M L ^a   Lohmann, Jan U ^a   Holstein, Thomas W ^a   Zhao, Zhong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Evolution; Niche; Small RNAs; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARABIDOPSIS; CELL REGULATION; CELL SYSTEM; EPIGENETIC MODIFICATION; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY; INTELLIGENT DESIGNS; MULTICELLULARITY; NICHE; PLANT SYSTEMS; PLURIPOTENCY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SMALL RNA; STEM-CELL NICHES;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MACHINERY; RNA;

STEM CELLS;

BIOMATERIAL; DNA; HISTONE; MICRORNA;

AGING; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOMEDICINE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL REGENERATION; CNIDARIA; DNA METHYLATION; DROSOPHILA; EPIGENETICS; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC REGULATION; HISTONE METHYLATION; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONGE (PORIFERA); STEM CELL; STEM CELL NICHE;

ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CNIDARIA; DNA METHYLATION; DROSOPHILA; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HISTONES; HUMANS; MICE; MICRORNAS; STEM CELL NICHE; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84861787667     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201100349     Document Type: Review

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