Speeding to pluripotency

Josh G Chenoweth; Ronald D McKay

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2014.01.046

Speeding to pluripotency

Cell. 2014 Feb 13;156(4):631-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.01.046.

Authors

Josh G Chenoweth¹, Ronald D McKay²

Affiliations

¹ Lieber Institute for Brain Development, 855 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA.
² Lieber Institute for Brain Development, 855 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA. Electronic address: ronald.mckay@libd.org.

PMID: 24529370
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.01.046

Abstract

Finding a cell that reprograms in a nonstochastic manner without genetic manipulation has proven elusive. In this issue, Guo et al. report the identification of a cell defined by an ultrafast cycle whose progeny reprogram in a synchronous and rapid manner.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Cellular Reprogramming*
Granulocyte-Macrophage Progenitor Cells / cytology*
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells*