Publication Name	World Journal of Stem Cells
Manuscript ID	13241
Country	Japan

Received	2014-08-13 16:25
Peer-Review Started	2014-08-13 18:12
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Return for Revision	2014-09-01 10:49
Revised	2014-09-11 20:10
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-09-28 14:56

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Category	Cell Biology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Connexin mutant embryonic stem cells and human diseases
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Kiyomasa Nishii, Yosaburo Shibata and Yasushi Kobayashi
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Kiyomasa Nishii, MD, PhD, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan. nishii@ndmc.ac.jp
Key Words	Embryonic stem cells; Induced pluripotent stem cells; Gap junction; Human diseases; Genetic models; Differentiation; Chimera
Core Tip	Numerous gap junction-encoding connexin (Cx) mutant mice have been established as models of human diseases. Although these analyses have facilitated current understanding of native Cx functions and the pathogenesis of related diseases, care must be taken when extrapolating findings from mice to humans, and vice versa, because there can be striking diversity in tissue organization and Cx expression patterns between these species. Recently, the use of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) allowed further direct approaches for studying human diseases. According to the studies using mutant mouse embryonic stem cells, Cx mutant human iPSCs may become a useful model.
Publish Date	2014-09-28 14:56
Citation	Nishii K, Shibata Y, Kobayashi Y. Connexin mutant embryonic stem cells and human diseases. World J Stem Cells 2014; 6(5): 571-578
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-0210/full/v6/i5/571.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4252/wjsc.v6.i5.571

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