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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

The Multifaceted Roles of Zinc Finger Proteins in Pluripotency and Reprogramming.

Yiwei Qian, Qiang Wu

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Yiwei QianThe State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
Qiang WuThe State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2049-1639

Funding

The Science and Technology Development Fund, Macau SAR 006/2023/SKL
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zinc finger proteins (ZFPs) play a crucial role in regulating gene expression. In recent years, there has been increasing evidence highlighting the importance of zinc finger proteins in pluripotent stem cells, which hold great promise in regenerative medicine. The general mechanism by which zinc finger proteins function in gene regulation of pluripotent stem cells involves their interaction with core transcriptional regulatory networks. ZFPs can either enhance key pluripotency genes to maintain pluripotency or promote differentiation of stem cells towards specific lineages by suppressing these key pluripotency genes. Hence, understanding the role of ZFPs in pluripotency and reprogramming is crucial for unraveling the complex regulatory network that governs cell fate decisions. Here we provide a comprehensive review of the current knowledge regarding the multifaceted role of ZFPs in pluripotency maintenance and reprogramming. We propose that more efforts should be focused on fully understanding the fascinating functions of ZFPs in stem cell fate decision.

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Cellular ReprogrammingPluripotent Stem CellsZinc FingersAnimalsCell DifferentiationHumansdifferentiationpluripotent stem cellsreprogrammingzinc finger proteins

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PMID40507915
PMCPMC12155391

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