title: Hi-TEC reprogramming for organ regeneration.
abstract: The induction of cell reprogramming by transcription factors into alternative cell fates opens new avenues for regenerative medicine. Thymic epithelial cells that were obtained from fibroblasts by Foxn1 overexpression support the formation of an ectopic thymus following transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Gene Regulation, Stem Cells and Cancer Programme, Centre for Genomic Regulation and Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Dr Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Di Stefano
authors.affiliation: 1] Gene Regulation, Stem Cells and Cancer Programme, Centre for Genomic Regulation and Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Dr Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain [2] Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Pg Lluis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Graf
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000502:physiology*; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008297:Male; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors; C090140:Whn protein