cellular-reprogramming

What is this?

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📚 Glossary

iPSC

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell - reprogrammed cell with stem cell properties

Pluripotent

Able to become any cell type in the body

YamanakaFactors

Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, c-Myc - genes that reprogram cells

Epigenetics

Chemical modifications controlling gene expression without changing DNA

Differentiation

Process of stem cell becoming a specialized cell type

Reprogramming

Reversing differentiation back to stem cell state

Teratoma

Tumor containing multiple tissue types, used to test pluripotency

EpigeneticClock

Method to measure biological age using DNA methylation

TranscriptionFactor

Protein that controls gene expression

🏆 Key Figures

Shinya Yamanaka

Discovered iPSC reprogramming

John Gurdon

Pioneered nuclear transfer, proved differentiation is reversible

Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte

Pioneered partial reprogramming for rejuvenation

David Sinclair

Showed reprogramming can restore function in aged tissues

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