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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 22.
Published in final edited form as: Chem Biol. 2011 Apr 22;18(4):413–424. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2011.03.011

Figure 1. Applications of small molecules in cell-based therapies.

Figure 1

Small molecules can intervene at many junctions of the stepwise differentiation process. They can 1) promote self-renewal in culture, 2) enhance reprogramming of adult somatic cells, and 3) direct differentiation of pluripotent or lineage-committed progenitor cells. These features will be valuable for harnessing the full potential of pluripotent cells in regenerative therapy.