Genetics of Stem Cells, Part A

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Copyright
Page iv

Contributors
Pages xi-xiii

Preface
Pages xv-xvi
Yaoliang Tang

Chapter 1 - Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Somatic Cells
Pages 1-26
Young-Doug Sohn, Ji Woong Han, Young-sup Yoon

Chapter 2 - Induced Pluripotent Cells in Cardiovascular Biology: Epigenetics, Promises, and Challenges
Pages 27-49
Eneda Hoxha, Raj Kishore

Chapter 3 - Reprogramming of Somatic Cells
Pages 51-82
Johnson Rajasingh

Chapter 4 - Induction of Somatic Cell Reprogramming Using the MicroRNA miR-302
Pages 83-107
Karen Kelley, Shi-Lung Lin

Chapter 5 - From Ontogenesis to Regeneration: Learning how to Instruct Adult Cardiac Progenitor Cells
Pages 109-137
Isotta Chimenti, Elvira Forte, Francesco Angelini, Alessandro Giacomello, Elisa Messina

Chapter 6 - Roles of MicroRNAs and Myocardial Cell Differentiation
Pages 139-152
Tomohide Takaya, Hitoo Nishi, Takahiro Horie, Koh Ono, Koji Hasegawa

Chapter 7 - Wnt Signaling and Cardiac Differentiation
Pages 153-174
Michael P. Flaherty, Timothy J. Kamerzell, Buddhadeb Dawn

Chapter 8 - Cross Talk Between the Notch Signaling and Noncoding RNA on the Fate of Stem Cells
Pages 175-193
Yaoliang Tang, Yingjie Wang, Lijuan Chen, Yaohua Pan, Neal Weintraub

Chapter 9 - Myocardial Regeneration: The Role of Progenitor Cells Derived from Bone Marrow and Heart
Pages 195-215
Xiaohong Wang, Arthur H.L. From, Jianyi Zhang

Chapter 10 - Role of GATA-4 in Differentiation and Survival of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Pages 217-241
Meifeng Xu, Ronald W. Millard, Muhammad Ashraf

Chapter 11 - Progenitor Cell Mobilization and Recruitment: SDF-1, CXCR4, α4-integrin, and c-kit
Pages 243-264
Min Cheng, Gangjian Qin

Chapter 12 - Genetically Manipulated Progenitor/Stem Cells Restore Function to the Infarcted Heart Via the SDF-1α/CXCR4 Signaling Pathway
Pages 265-284
Yigang Wang, Kristin Luther

Chapter 13 - Genetic Modification of Stem Cells for Cardiac, Diabetic, and Hemophilia Transplantation Therapies
Pages 285-304
M. Ian Phillips, Yaoliang Tang

Chapter 14 - Role of Heat Shock Proteins in Stem Cell Behavior
Pages 305-322
Guo-Chang Fan

Chapter 15 - Preconditioning Approach in Stem Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Infarcted Heart
Pages 323-356
Khawaja Husnain Haider, Muhammad Ashraf

Index
Pages 357-367