Another brick in the wall: RNAi Screens identify new barriers in iPSC reprogramming.

Winzi, Maria; Paszkowski-Rogacz, Maciej; Buchholz, Frank · Cell Stem Cell · 2014

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

Somatic cells can be reprogrammed to induced pluripotent stem cells via exogenous expression of a small set of transcription factors, but the regulatory mechanisms controlling this cell transition are poorly understood. Two recent reports demonstrate the value of RNAi screens as a tool to uncover roadblocks in this inefficient process.

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