Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Technology

CARDIAC FIBROBLAST DERIVED EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX

UW-Madison researchers have discovered a novel marker in cardiac fibroblasts and myofibroblasts that reliably predicts extracellular matrix production in cultured cardiac fibroblasts. Sushi Domain Con...
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Eric Schmuck, Amish Raval, Sushmita Roy, Tianhua Zhou | P210363US02

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SOMATIC CELL REPROGRAMMING

The present invention relates to methods for reprogramming a somatic cell to pluripotency by administering into the somatic cell at least one or a plurality of potency-determining factors. The inventi...
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James Thomson, Junying Yu | P08167US

Technology

Gene Editing Tool Uses New Enzyme

Genome editing has proven difficult in cells, especially mammalian cells. One way to improve efficiency is to introduce a double-strand break (DSB) in the desired DNA region. These DSBs stimulate cell...
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James Thomson, Zhonggang Hou, Yan Zhang, Rakhi Rajan, Erik Sontheimer, Alfonso Mondragón | P130315US02

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Spatial Control of Signal Transduction

Development of most tissue types involves a complex interplay of multiple growth factors in well defined locations, leading to controlled differentiation of precursor cells into mature, tissue-specifi...
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William Murphy, Gregory Hudalla | P05255US

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