Induced overexpression of OCT4A in human embryonic stem cells increases cloning efficiency

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 306, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Tsai, Steven C ^a   Chang, David F ^a   Hong, Chang Mu ^a   Xia, Ping ^a   Senadheera, Dinithi ^a   Trump, Lisa ^b   Mishra, Suparna ^a   Lutzko, Carolyn ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human embryonic stem cells; OCT4 isoforms; OCT4A; Pluripotency; Self renewal

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL RENEWAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PSEUDOGENE; STABLE EXPRESSION; UPREGULATION;

HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; OCT4 ISOFORMS; OCT4A; PLURIPOTENCY; SELF-RENEWAL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLONE CELLS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MICE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84902664358     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: 15221563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00205.2013     Document Type: Article

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