| Literature DB >> 26658017 |
San-Pin Wu1, Cheng-Tai Yu2, Sophia Y Tsai3, Ming-Jer Tsai4.
Abstract
Cell fate specification is a critical process to generate cells with a wide range of characteristics from stem and progenitor cells. Emerging evidence demonstrates that the orphan nuclear receptor COUP-TFII serves as a key regulator in determining the cell identity during embryonic development. The present review summarizes our current knowledge on molecular mechanisms by which COUP-TFII employs to define the cell fates, with special emphasis on cardiovascular and renal systems. These novel insights pave the road for future studies of regenerative medicine.Entities:
Keywords: Blood vessels; COUP-TFII; Cell fate specification; Heart; Kidney; Lymphatic vessels
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26658017 PMCID: PMC4724268 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2015.11.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol ISSN: 0960-0760 Impact factor: 4.292