Yamanaka factors
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The Yamanaka factors (Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc) are a group of four highly expressed transcription factors capable of reprogramming mature somatic cells back into pluripotent stem cells. Discovered by Japanese researcher Shinya Yamanaka in 2006, this breakthrough allows for the creation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) without using embryonic tissue, earning Yamanaka the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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The full Yamanaka-factor combination is dangerous in humans
“If you just use what Professor Yamanaka used, it's not going to be very healthy. It's actually quite dangerous.”
Open the episode · “Age Reversal Is Coming.” Inside The First Human Trials - Dr David Sinclair - #1141Listen at 2:45
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