Maintenance of pluripotency in human and mouse embryonic stem cells through activation of Wnt signaling by a pharmacological GSK-3-specific inhibitor

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Summary

It is shown that activation of the canonical Wnt pathway is sufficient to maintain self-renewal of both HESCs and MESCs, and the use of GSK-3-specific inhibitors such as BIO may have practical applications in regenerative medicine.

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2004-01-01
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Wnt signaling pathway, Embryonic stem cell, Cell biology, Germ layer, Homeobox protein NANOG

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