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Genes inducing iPS phenotype play a role in hepatocyte survival and proliferation in vitro and liver regeneration in vivo.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Oct 2011
Bhave Vishakha S, Paranjpe Shirish, Bowen William C, Donthamsetty Shashikiran, Bell Aaron W, Khillan Jaspal S, Michalopoulos George K
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UNLABELLED: Reprogramming factors have been used to induce pluripotent stem cells as an alternative to somatic cell nuclear transfer technology in studies targeting disease models and regenerative medicine. The neuronal repressor RE-1 silencing transcription factor (REST) maintains self-renewal and pluripotency in mouse embryonic stem cells by maintaining the expression of Oct3/4, Nanog, and cMyc. We report that...
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