Barhl1 Regulates Migration and Survival of Cerebellar Granule Cells by Controlling Expression of the Neurotrophin-3 Gene

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3104-3114

  Li, Shengguo ^a   Qiu, Feng ^a   Xu, Anlong ^b   Price, Sandy M ^a   Xiang, Mengqing ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Barhl1; Cerebellum; Homeobox gene; Neuronal migration; Neurotrophin 3; Pontine gray nucleus; Rhombic lip

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BARHL1 GENE; BRAIN REGION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERM LAYER; GRANULE CELL; HOMEOBOX; MOSSY FIBER; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PONS ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; RHOMBOID LIP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL COUNT; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REPORTER; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; NEURONS; NEUROTROPHIN 3; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 1642464987     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4444-03.2004     Document Type: Article

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