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Small RNAs: keeping stem cells in line.

Cell ·Vol. 132 ·No. 4 ·2008-02-22 ·Pages 563-6

Stadler BM, Ruohola-Baker H

Abstract

Stem cells and RNA silencing have emerged as areas of intense interest for both basic and clinical research. Recently these fields have converged with reports implicating small regulatory RNAs in the maintenance and pluripotency of stem cells.

MeSH Terms
Animals Embryonic Stem Cells/metabolism MicroRNAs/metabolism RNA Interference RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism RNA, Untranslated/metabolism Stem Cells/metabolism
Chemicals
MicroRNAs RNA, Small Interfering RNA, Untranslated
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Stadler Bradford M
Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, 1705 NE Pacific Street, Health Science Building, Room J-587, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Ruohola-Baker Hannele
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Article Info
Journal
Cell
Abbr.
Cell
ISSN
1097-4172
DOI
10.1016/j.cell.2008.02.005
Published
2008-02-22
Pages
563-6
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0413066
PMCID
PMC2925130
Subset
IM
Grants
NIGMS NIH HHS · R01 GM083867 · United States
NIGMS NIH HHS · R01 GM083867-01A2 · United States
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.02.005 PMC Full Text View journal details
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