Why myc? An unexpected ingredient in the stem cell cocktail.

Knoepfler, Paul S · Cell Stem Cell · 2008

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Screening cocktails of candidate genes for induction of pluripotency and self-renewal in nonstem cells has identified a surprising new embryonic stem cell regulator, the myc proto-oncogene. Here the possible mechanisms by which myc controls self-renewal and pluripotency are discussed.

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