Further reprogramming was required to establish a mature naïve cell, and we could associate this process with the activation of the previously silent X chromosome and to the increased activity of other genes that define the naïve stem cell state. (sciencedaily.com)
Many of the additional 38 missing genes looked like they coded for proteins involved in controlling the activity of other genes. (sciencemag.org)
Transcription - factor genes code for proteins that regulate the activity of other genes and so affect an animal's ability to respond to its environment. (sciencedaily.com)