title: Pluripotent Stem Cells: Current Understanding and Future Directions.
abstract: Pluripotent stem cells have the ability to undergo self-renewal and to give rise to all cells of the tissues of the body. However, this definition has been recently complicated by the existence of distinct cellular states that display these features. Here, we provide a detailed overview of the family of pluripotent cell lines derived from early mouse and human embryos and compare them with induced pluripotent stem cells. Shared and distinct features of these cells are reported as additional hallmark of pluripotency, offering a comprehensive scenario of pluripotent stem cells.
authors.affiliation: Centogene, Schillingallee 68, 18057 Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romito
authors.affiliation: Department of Biophysics, Biochemistry and General Pathology, Second University of Naples, Via L. de Crecchio 7, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: Gilda
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2687-2272
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cobellis