Epicatechin elicits MyoD-dependent myoblast differentiation and myogenic conversion of fibroblasts

Sang-Jin Lee; Young-Eun Leem; Ga-Yeon Go; Younhee Choi; Yoo Jin Song; Insol Kim; Do Yoon Kim; Yong Kee Kim; Dong-Wan Seo; Jong-Sun Kang; Gyu-Un Bae

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0175271

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Epicatechin elicits MyoD-dependent myoblast differentiation and myogenic conversion of fibroblasts

Sang-Jin Lee ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sang-Jin Lee, Young-Eun Leem

Affiliation Research Center for Cell Fate Control, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Young-Eun Leem ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sang-Jin Lee, Young-Eun Leem

Affiliation Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Single Cell Network Research Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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Ga-Yeon Go,

Affiliation Research Center for Cell Fate Control, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Younhee Choi,

Affiliation Research Center for Cell Fate Control, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yoo Jin Song,

Affiliation Research Center for Cell Fate Control, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Insol Kim,

Affiliation Research Center for Cell Fate Control, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Do Yoon Kim,

Affiliation Research Center for Cell Fate Control, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yong Kee Kim,

Affiliation Research Center for Cell Fate Control, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Dong-Wan Seo,

Affiliation College of Pharmacy, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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Jong-Sun Kang,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Single Cell Network Research Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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Gyu-Un Bae

* E-mail: gbae@sookmyung.ac.kr

Affiliation Research Center for Cell Fate Control, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Epicatechin elicits MyoD-dependent myoblast differentiation and myogenic conversion of fibroblasts

Sang-Jin Lee,
Young-Eun Leem,
Ga-Yeon Go,
Younhee Choi,
Yoo Jin Song,
Insol Kim,
Do Yoon Kim,
Yong Kee Kim,
Dong-Wan Seo,
Jong-Sun Kang

Published: April 6, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175271

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