Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Protein Helps Regulate The Genes Of Embryonic Stem Cells

Source: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Posted: May 25, 2005

Summary:

New research from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows how a protein may be crucial to the regulation of genes in embryonic stem cells. The protein, called "eed," is needed for an essential chemical modification of many genes. Embryos cannot survive without the modification. The findings appear in the May 24 issue of the journal Current Biology..