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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Ter Huurne M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5658514 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cell stem cell 20171001 4
Mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) cultured in serum are characterized by hyper-phosphorylated RB protein, lack of G1 control, and rapid progression through the cell cycle. Here, we show that ESCs grown in the presence of two small-molecule inhibitors (2i ESCs) have a longer G1-phase with hypo-phosphorylated RB, implying that they have a functional G1 checkpoint. Deletion of RB, P107, and P130 in 2i ESCs results in a G1-phase similar to that of serum ESCs. Inhibition of the ERK signaling pathway ...[more]