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Nature Cell Biology 7, 165–171 (1 February 2005) | doi:10.1038/ncb1211

p53 induces differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells by suppressing Nanog expression

Tongxiang Lin , Connie Chao , Shin'ichi Saito , Sharlyn J. Mazur , Maureen E. Murphy , Ettore Appella & Yang Xu

The tumour suppressor p53 becomes activated in response to upstream stress signals, such as DNA damage, and causes cell-cycle arrest or apoptosis. Here we report a novel role for p53 in the differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs).