OTX2 restricts entry to the mouse germline

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A Mesodermal Factor, T, Specifies Mouse Germ Cell Fate by Directly Activating Germline Determinants

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A direct physical interaction between Nanog and Sox2 regulates embryonic stem cell self-renewal

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A tripartite transcription factor network regulates primordial germ cell specification in mice

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Otx2 is an intrinsic determinant of the embryonic stem cell state and is required for transition to a stable epiblast stem cell condition

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Complex genome-wide transcription dynamics orchestrated by Blimp1 for the specification of the germ cell lineage in mice

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Critical function of Prdm14 for the establishment of the germ cell lineage in mice

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Analyzing real-time PCR data by the comparative CT method

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