August 21, 2012

Stem cells can become anything -- but not without this protein, U-M scientists find




Mof, involved in regulating how stem cells read their DNA, plays a crucial role

How do stem cells preserve their ability to become any type of cell in the body? And how do they “decide” to give up that magical state and start specializing?

If researchers could answer these questions, our ability to harness stem cells to treat disease could explode. Now, a University of Michigan Medical School team has published a key discovery that could help that goal become reality.


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