Neural crest cells for good jaws (IMAGE)

Kyoto University

Neural crest cells for good jaws

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Human ES cells can now be used to induce structures with regionalized maxillary and mandibular primordia through the neural crest cell state, allowing for the recapitulation of jaw development in vitro. (POU3F3+ for maxillary and HAND2+ for mandibular)

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KyotoU/Mototsugu Eiraku and Yusuke Seto

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