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The histone deacetylase SIRT6 controls embryonic stem cell fate via TET-mediated production of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine.
Nature cell biology - 1 May 2015
Etchegaray Jean-Pierre, Chavez Lukas, Huang Yun, Ross Kenneth N, Choi Jiho, Martinez-Pastor Barbara, Walsh Ryan M, Sommer Cesar A, Lienhard Matthias, Gladden Adrianne, Kugel Sita, Silberman Dafne M, Ramaswamy Sridhar, Mostoslavsky Gustavo, Hochedlinger Konrad, Goren Alon, Rao Anjana, Mostoslavsky Raul
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How embryonic stem cells (ESCs) commit to specific cell lineages and yield all cell types of a fully formed organism remains a major question. ESC differentiation is accompanied by large-scale histone and DNA modifications, but the relations between these epigenetic categories are not understood....
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