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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2008
Applicants:
BO Feng, Singapore, SG;
Jianming Jiang, Singapore, SG;
Huck Hui NG, Singapore, SG;
Thomas Lufkin, Singapore, SG;
Petra Kraus, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Bo Feng, Singapore, SG;
Jianming Jiang, Singapore, SG;
Huck Hui Ng, Singapore, SG;
Thomas Lufkin, Singapore, SG;
Petra Kraus, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Connexis, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/074 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0696 (2013.01); C12N 2501/38 (2013.01); C12N 2501/602 (2013.01); C12N 2501/603 (2013.01); C12N 2501/606 (2013.01); C12N 2510/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a method of effecting de-differentiation of an at least partially differentiated cell or of maintaining pluripotency and/or self-renewing characteristics of an undifferentiated cell. The method comprises increasing the amount or the activity of an Err protein, or a functional fragment thereof, in the cell.