Scientists proposed a novel mechanism for transcription factor EB (TFEB) governing pluripotency of mESCs by regulating the pluripotency transcriptional network.
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Tan, A., Prasad, R., & Jho, E. (2021). TFEB regulates pluripotency transcriptional network in mouse embryonic stem cells independent of autophagy–lysosomal biogenesis. Cell Death & Disease, 12(4), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-021-03632-9 Cite