Thursday, June 26, 2008

Ronin an alternate control for embryonic stem cells

Source: Baylor College of Medicine
Date: June 26, 2008

Summary:

Like the masterless samurai for whom it is named, the protein Ronin chooses an independent path, maintaining embryonic stem cells in their undifferentiated state and playing essential roles in genesis of embryos and their development, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers who reported on this novel cellular regulator in the current issue of the journal Cell.