The epigenetic modifier Fam208a is required to maintain epiblast cell fitness

Abstract Gastrulation initiates with the formation of the primitive streak, during which, cells of the epiblast delaminate to form the mesoderm and definitive endoderm. At this stage, the pluripotent cell population of the epiblast undergoes very rapid proliferation and extensive epigenetic programm...

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Main Authors: Shohag Bhargava, Brian Cox, Christiana Polydorou, Veronika Gresakova, Vladimir Korinek, Hynek Strnad, Radislav Sedlacek, Trevor Allan Epp, Kallayanee Chawengsaksophak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09490-w