A sequential EMT-MET mechanism drives the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells towards hepatocytes

Nature Communications

Volumn 8, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Li, Qiuhong ^a,b,c   Hutchins, Andrew P ^a   Chen, Yong ^a   Li, Shengbiao ^a   Shan, Yongli ^a   Liao, Baojian ^a   Zheng, Dejin ^a   Shi, Xi ^a   Li, Yinxiong ^a   Chan, Wai Yee ^a,d   Pan, Guangjin ^a   Wei, Shicheng ^b,c   Shu, Xiaodong ^a   Pei, Duanqing ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL OF STOMATOLOGY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ACTIVIN; GATA6 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NANOG PROTEIN, HUMAN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; POU5F1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SNAI1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SOX17 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TGFB1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNAIL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; INHIBITION; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODERM; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; MESENCHYMAL TO EPITHELIAL TRANSITION; TGF BETA SIGNALING; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; CELL MOTION; CELL REPROGRAMMING TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PROCEDURES;

ACTIVINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLULAR REPROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES; ENDODERM; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GATA6 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; HEPATOCYTES; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; NANOG HOMEOBOX PROTEIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; SNAIL FAMILY TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; SOXF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 85021782477     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15166     Document Type: Article

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