Reprogramming somatic cells to a kidney fate

Seminars in Nephrology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 462-480

  Takasato, Minoru ^a   Vanslambrouck, Jessica M ^a   Little, Melissa H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dedifferentiation; Induced pluripotency; Kidney; Kidney regeneration; Lineage conversion; Nephron progenitors; Reprogramming

Indexed keywords

KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 4; MYC PROTEIN; MYOD PROTEIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL REGENERATION; CELL RENEWAL; CELL TYPE; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KIDNEY CELL; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; NEPHRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL NUCLEAR TRANSFER; SOMATIC CELL THERAPY; TRANSPOSON; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; KIDNEY; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL;

CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELLULAR REPROGRAMMING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TUBULES, PROXIMAL; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 84907995681     PISSN: 02709295     EISSN: 15584488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2014.06.012     Document Type: Review

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