Tracing the transitions from pluripotency to germ cell fate with CRISPR screening

Primordial Germ Cell-Like Cells (PGCLCs) are an in vitro model for primordial germ cell development. Here, the authors couple a novel compound reporter with CRISPR screening to identify key genes for exit from pluripotency and acquisition of PGCLC fate; specifically identifying Nr5a2 and Zfp296.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jamie A. Hackett, Yun Huang, Ufuk Günesdogan, Kristjan A. Gretarsson, Toshihiro Kobayashi, M. Azim Surani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06230-0