Transcriptional regulation by coactivators in embryonic stem cells

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 292-298

  Fong, Yick W ^a   Cattoglio, Claudia ^a   Yamaguchi, Teppei ^a   Tjian, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA repair; Mediator; Pluripotency; Self renewal; TFIID; Transcription activation

Indexed keywords

COHESIN; GENERAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; RNA POLYMERASE II; SMAD PROTEIN; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EXCISION REPAIR; HUMAN; MEDIATOR; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C MYC; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84861790622     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: 18793088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2012.04.002     Document Type: Review

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