Sunday, May 04, 2008

Findings indicate how gene transcription is controlled in embroyonic stem cells

Source: Baylor College of Medicine
Date: May 4, 2008

Summary:

Association determines fate in embryonic stem cells, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Nature Cell Biology. “These findings provide models of how the embryonic stem cell is maintained in its flexible state,” said Dr. Zhou Songyang, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at BCM and senior author of the report. “It provides another hint as to how gene transcription is controlled in embryonic stem cells.”