Bat crazy iPSCs.

Athar, Fathima; Seluanov, Andrei; Gorbunova, Vera · Cell · 2023

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Accelerating the development of tools for non-model animal research, Dejosez et al. report the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from bats using a modified Yamanaka protocol. Their study also reveals that bat genomes harbor diverse and unusually abundant endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) that are reactivated during iPSC reprogramming.

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