title: Choreographing pluripotency and cell fate with transcription factors.
abstract: The cellular identity of both pluripotent and differentiated cells is defined by the concerted interplay of transcriptional factors as well as other modulators such as epigenetic and signaling mediators. Therefore, the manipulation of a cell's transcriptional network directly facilitates inter-conversion between cellular identities. Understanding the molecular regulation of cell fate changes, including those involved in pluripotency, is crucial in realizing the practical potential of pluripotent and induced cell types. Here we review the advancements in the role of transcription factors in pluripotency, as well as in the conversion between and within pluripotent and somatic cell types.
authors: Gene Regulation Laboratory, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore.
authors: Kevin Andrew Uy
authors: KA
authors: Gonzales
authors: Huck-Hui
authors: HH
authors: Ng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D039904:Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014157:Transcription Factors