| Literature DB >> 18295574 |
Ryan M Cinalli1, Prashanth Rangan, Ruth Lehmann.
Abstract
Germ cells are the only cell type capable of generating an entirely new organism. In order to execute germline-specific functions and to retain the capacity for totipotency, germ cells repress somatic differentiation, interact with a specialized microenvironment, and use germline-specific networks of RNA regulation.Mesh:
Year: 2008 PMID: 18295574 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.02.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582