NANOG and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: In addition, our data obtained in the IPF-derived primary cell line indicate that the deregulation of two different sets of genes is associated with B4GALT1 expression; in particular, those linked to staminal condition (NANOG, OCT4, and CD133) and those belonging to the EMT process (ß-catenin, SNAIL, and SLUG).