Chromosome togetherness at the onset of ESC differentiation.

Krivega, Ivan; Dean, Ann · Cell Stem Cell · 2015

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Abstract

Pairing of homologous alleles is a phenomenon generally associated with imprinted and mono-allelically expressed loci. In this issue, Hogan et al. (2015) examine the earliest steps between pluripotency and lineage commitment in ESCs and find a critical role for transient pairing of Oct4 alleles in exiting the pluripotent state.

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