title: A Stepping Stone to Pluripotency.
abstract: Somatic cells can be reprogrammed into pluripotent stem cells via either expression of transcription factors or addition of small molecule chemicals only. Zhao et al. reveal a unique intermediate state during chemical reprogramming allowing a significant improvement in its efficiency and kinetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pluripotent Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-0811, Japan. Electronic address: niwa@kumamoto-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niwa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000067470:Cellular Reprogramming Techniques; D039904:Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*