TWiV 279: The missing LNC
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Hosts:\\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\\xa0Alan Dove,\\xa0and\\xa0Kathy Spindler
\\nVincent, Alan, and Kathy reveal how a retrovirus in the human genome keeps embryonic stem cells in a pluripotent state, from where they can differentiate into all cells of the body.
\\nLinks for this episode
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- Retrovirus needed for\\xa0stem cell identity\\xa0(Nat Struc Mol Biol) \\n
- HERV-H is a\\xa0marker for pluripotency\\xa0(Retrovirology) \\n
- Letters read\\xa0on TWiV 279 \\n
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