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The dual nature of neurotrophins

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Neurotrophins are a small family of dimeric secretory proteins in vertebrate neurons with a broad spectrum of functions. Studies have revealed an intriguing pattern that is neurotrophins can elicit opposing signals utilizing their variable configuration and different receptor types.

Author: Schweigreiter, Rudiger
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publication Name: BioEssays
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0265-9247
Year: 2006
Analysis, Neurons, Protein research, Neurotrophic functions, Neurotrophins

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The epigenetic basis for embryonic stem cell pluripotency

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The different types of model that can explain pluripotency at the level of gene are examined. A novel epigenetic model is proposed to explain how genes are primed in embryonic stem cells to express at later stages of development.

Author: Dillon, Niall, Szutorisz, Henrietta
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publication Name: BioEssays
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0265-9247
Year: 2005
Epigenetic inheritance, Embryonic stem cells

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