Genetics of Stem Cells

• WNT Signaling and Cardiac DifferentiationMichael P. Flaherty, Timothy J. Kamerzell and Buddhadeb DawnRole of Heat Shock Proteins in Stem Cell Behavior Guo-Chang FanPreconditioning Approach in Stem Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Infarcted HeartKhawaja Husnain Haider and Muhammad AshrafMyocardial Regeneration: The Role of Progenitor Cells Derived From Bone Marrow and HeartXiaohong Wang, Arthur H. L. From and Jianyi ZhangInduced Pluripotent Cells in Cardiovascular Biology: Epigenetics, Promises and ChallengesRaj Kishore and Eneda HoxhaRoles of MicroRNAs and Myocardial Cell DifferentiationTomohide Takaya, Hitoo Nishi, Takahiro Horie, Koh Ono and Koji HasegawaInduction of Somatic Cell Reprogramming Using the MicroRNA miR-302 Karen Kelley and Shi-Lung LinFrom Ontogenesis to Regeneration: Learning How to Instruct Adult Cardiac Progenitor CellsIsotta Chimenti, Elvira Forte, Francesco Angelini, Alessandro Giacomello and Elisa MessinaGenetic Modification of Stem Cells for Cardiac, Diabetic and Hemophilia Transplantation TherapiesM. Ian Phillips and Yao Liang TangProgenitor Cell Mobilization and Recruitment: SDF-1, CXCR4, a 4-integrin, and c-kitMin Cheng and Gangjian QinReprogramming of Somatic CellsJohnson RajasinghCross-talk between the Notch signal and non-coding RNA on the Fate of Stem Cells Yaoliang Tang, Yingjie Wang, Lijuan Chen and Neal WeintraubGenetically Manipulated Progenitor/Stem Cells Restore Function to the Infarcted Heart via the SDF-1α/CXCR4 Signaling PathwayYigang Wang and Kristin LutherGeneration of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Somatic Cells Young-Doug Sohn, Ji Woong Han and Young-sup Yoon

Praise for the series:"Full of interest not only for the molecular biologist-for whom the numerous references will be invaluable-but will also appeal to a much wider circle of biologists, and in fact to all those who are concerned with the living cell." --British Medical Journal