Abstract
Transcription factors (TFs) play a cardinal role in the development and maintenance of human physiology by acting as mediators of gene expression and cell state control. Recent advancements have broadened our knowledge on the potency of TFs in governing cell physiology and have deepened our understanding of the mechanisms through which they exert this control. The ability of TFs to program cell fates has gathered significant interest in recent decades, and high-throughput technologies now allow for the systematic discovery of forward programming factors to convert pluripotent stem cells into numerous differentiated cell types. The next generation of these technologies has the potential to improve our understanding and control of cell fates and states and provide advanced therapeutic modalities to address many medical conditions.
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Lesha, E., George, H., Zaki, M.M., Smith, C.J., Khoshakhlagh, P., Ng, A.H.M. (2023). A Survey of Transcription Factors in Cell Fate Control. In: Song, Q., Tao, Z. (eds) Transcription Factor Regulatory Networks. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2594. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2815-7_10
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