Protein Plays Crucial Role In Embryonic Stem Cells Become Specialised
Related News: Regenerative MedicineScientists at the University of Edinburgh when studying mouse cells found that a protein called Mbd3 plays role in the process by which embryonic stem cells become specialised cells.
It appears in this study that cells require Mbd3 to stop self-renewing and then become specialised cells.
The protein has been know to be necessary for an embryo to develop. However, in this study the researchers found the precise stage that protein is needed.
This latest news brings advances in understanding how embryonic stem cells differentiate to become all the different types of cell in the body. This latest discovery could then lead to replacement therapies for specific kinds of diseases and injuries.
Brian Hendrich, research team leader at the Institute for Stem Cell Research (ISCR), said: "It is well established that embryonic stem cells need certain factors to sustainably make copies of themselves, that is to self-renew."
Read More at the Scotsman - (Stem)Cell study could be crucial step
Posted on February 8, 2006 05:25 PM