β-catenin fluctuates in mouse ESCs and is essential for Nanog-mediated reprogramming of somatic cells to pluripotency 

Pedone, Elisa (Date of defense: 2014-12-16)

Mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells derived from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst can be maintained in culture, under pluripotent conditions, using Serum+LIF medium. However, it has been published that the minimal combination ...