New Protagonist in Cell Reprogramming Discovered

September 5, 2014

(Phys.org) – A group of researchers from the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona have described the role of a protein that is crucial for cell reprogramming. The discovery also details the dynamics of this protein as well as its interaction with other factors involved in reprogramming and the maintenance of stem cell pluripotency. The results of this research are being published in the journal Cell Reports.  The protein Nanog, a transcription factor, is key to maintaining stem cells in a pluripotent state.