Nanog Is the Gateway to the Pluripotent Ground State

Pluripotency is generated naturally during mammalian development through formation of the epiblast, founder tissue of the embryo proper. Pluripotency can be recreated by somatic cell reprogramming. Here we present evidence that the homeodomain protein Nanog mediates acquisition of both embryonic and...

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Main Authors: Silva, Jose, Nichols, Jennifer, Theunissen, Thorold W., Guo, Ge, van Oosten, Anouk L., Barrandon, Ornella, Wray, Jason, Yamanaka, Shinya, Chambers, Ian, Smith, Austin
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Cell Press 2009
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3437554/