Epigenetic reprogramming of the germ cell nuclear factor gene is required for proper differentiation of induced pluripotent cells

Stem Cells

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2659-2666

  Wang, Hongran ^a   Wang, Xiaohong ^a,b   Xu, Xueping ^a   Zwaka, Thomas P ^a   Cooney, Austin J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Germ cell nuclear factor; Induced pluripotent stem cells; Somatic cell reprogramming; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR RECEPTOR NR6A1; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; RETROVIRUS VECTOR; NR6A1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; POU5F1 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REPRESSOR GENE; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLULAR REPROGRAMMING; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICE; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY 6, GROUP A, MEMBER 1; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 84888333049     PISSN: 10665099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stem.1367     Document Type: Article

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