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Vitamin B12 emerges as key player during cellular reprogramming

Nature Metabolism volume 5, pages 1844–1845 (2023)Cite this article

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By analysing the effect of disrupting microbiota during in vivo reprogramming, Kovatcheva et al. demonstrated that vitamin B12-dependent metabolism is a limiting factor for cellular reprogramming and plasticity, and propose its therapeutic supplementation for the improvement of tissue repair.

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Fig. 1: Vitamin B12 emerges as key player of cellular reprogramming.

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We thank Sara Picó, University of Lausanne, for her comments. The authors’ research is supported by the Milky Way Research Foundation (MWRF), the Eccellenza grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), the University of Lausanne, and the Canton Vaud. Gabriela Desdín-Micó was supported by the EMBO postdoctoral fellowship (EMBO ALTF 444-2021).

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    Alba Vílchez-Acosta, Gabriela Desdín-Micó & Alejandro Ocampo

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Vílchez-Acosta, A., Desdín-Micó, G. & Ocampo, A. Vitamin B12 emerges as key player during cellular reprogramming. Nat Metab 5, 1844–1845 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-023-00917-5

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