Gbx2, a LIF/Stat3 target, promotes reprogramming to and retention of the pluripotent ground state

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1093-1098

  Tai, Chih I ^a   Ying, Qi Long ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cell; Gbx2; LIF; Pluripotency; Reprogramming; Self renewal; Stat3

Indexed keywords

GASTRULATION BRAIN HOMEOBOX 2 PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; STAT3 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL RENEWAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FIBROBLAST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL EXPANSION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MICE; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 3;

EID: 84877910341     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.118273     Document Type: Article

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