Induction of pluripotent stem cells from fibroblast cultures

@article{Takahashi2007InductionOP,
  title={Induction of pluripotent stem cells from fibroblast cultures},
  author={Kazutoshi Takahashi and Keisuke Okita and Masato Nakagawa and Shinya Yamanaka},
  journal={Nature Protocols},
  year={2007},
  volume={2},
  pages={3081-3089}
}
Clinical application of embryonic stem (ES) cells faces difficulties regarding use of embryos, as well as tissue rejection after implantation. One way to circumvent these issues is to generate pluripotent stem cells directly from somatic cells. Somatic cells can be reprogrammed to an embryonic-like state by the injection of a nucleus into an enucleated oocyte or by fusion with ES cells. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying these processes. We have recently shown that the… 
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