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Regulation of Zygotic Genome and Cellular Pluripotency
D V Onichtchouk1, A S Voronina
1University of Freiburg, Developmental Biology Unit, Biologie 1, Freiburg, 79194, Germany. Daria.Onichtchouk@biologie.uni-freiburg.de.
Abstract:
Events, manifesting transition from maternal to zygotic period of development are studied for more than 100 years, but underlying mechanisms are not yet clear. We provide a brief historical overview of development of concepts and explain the specific terminology used in the field. We further discuss differences and similarities between the zygotic genome activation and in vitro reprogramming process. Finally, we envision the future research directions within the field, where biochemical methods will play increasingly important role.
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