Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Isolation of a new gene family essential for early development

Source: University of Copenhagen
Date: August 22, 2007

Summary:

Researchers at BRIC, University of Copenhagen, have identified a new gene family (UTX-JMJD3) essential for embryonic development. The family controls the expression of genes crucial for stem cell maintenance and differentiation, and the results may contribute sig-nificantly to the understanding of the development of cancer.