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The homeoprotein Nanog is required for maintenance of pluripotency in mouse epiblast and ES cells.
Cell - 30 May 2003
Mitsui Kaoru, Tokuzawa Yoshimi, Itoh Hiroaki, Segawa Kohichi, Murakami Mirei, Takahashi Kazutoshi, Maruyama Masayoshi, Maeda Mitsuyo, Yamanaka Shinya
Abstract excerpt
Embryonic stem (ES) cells derived from the inner cell mass (ICM) of blastocysts grow infinitely while maintaining pluripotency. Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) can maintain self-renewal of mouse ES cells through activation of Stat3. However, LIF/Stat3 is dispensable for maintenance of ICM and human ES cells, suggesting that the pathway is not fundamental for pluripotency. In search of a critical factor(s) that...
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