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Review
. 2008 Feb 22;132(4):563-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.02.005.

Small RNAs: keeping stem cells in line

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Small RNAs: keeping stem cells in line

Bradford M Stadler et al. Cell. .

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.

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Figure 1. Small RNAs in Stem Cell Populations
Mammalian stem cells include embryonic stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst and adult stem cells of the somatic tissues and germline. Embryonic germ cells derived by ex vivo culture of primordial germ cells and embryonal carcinoma cells isolated from teratocarcinomas display similar hallmarks of stem cell pluripotency. Additionally, cancer stem cells are proposed to arise from oncogenic events in adult stem cells.

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