基因甲基化对介质干细胞骨质分化的影响:简要的综述

Zhihao Lai1, Qing Shu1, Yue Song1,2

  • 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.

Frontiers in genetics
|July 17, 2024
PubMed
概括

中介细胞干细胞 (MSCs) 显示出骨再生的潜力. 通过DNA甲基化进行表观遗传调节,涉及DNA甲基转移酶 (DNMTs) 和TETs,对于MSC骨质分化和骨健康至关重要.

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