Splicing up pluripotency.

Graveley, Brenton R · Cell · 2011

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

In this issue of Cell, Gabut and colleagues (2011) identify a new splice variant of FOXP1 that directly regulates the expression of pluripotency genes. It endows human embryonic stem cells with their pluripotent nature and is required for the reprogramming of somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells.