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Specification of the germ cell lineage in mice: A process orchestrated by the PR-domain proteins, Blimp1 and Prdm14
15 Nov 2008
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Germ cell specification in mice, which generates primordial germ cells (PGCs), the common source of the oocytes and spermatozoa, from the epiblast, integrates three key events: repression of the somatic program, re-acquisition of potential pluripotency, and genome-wide epigenetic reprogramming. A PR-domain containing protein, Blimp1 (also known as Prdm1), has been identified as a critical factor for PGC...
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