Transposable elements at the center of the crossroads between embryogenesis, embryonic stem cells, reprogramming, and long non-coding RNAs

Science Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 20, 2015, Pages 1722-1733

  Hutchins, Andrew Paul ^a   Pei, Duanqing ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTES OF BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTH   (China)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cells; Endogenous retroviruses; lncRNA; Pluripotency; Reprogramming; Transposable elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945456655     PISSN: 20959273     EISSN: 20959281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-015-0905-x     Document Type: Review

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