CNIO scientists discover that pluripotency factor NANOG is also active in adult organisms

(Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncologicas (CNIO)) Scientists from the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) have discovered that NANOG, an essential gene for embryonic stem cells, also regulates cell division in stratified epithelia in adult organisms. According to the conclusions of the study, published in the journal Nature Communications, this factor could also play a role in the formation of tumors derived from stratified epithelia of the esophagus and skin.
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