A deficiency in RFX3 causes hydrocephalus associated with abnormal differentiation of ependymal cells

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1020-1030

  Baas, D ^a,d   Meiniel, A ^b   Benadiba, C ^a   Bonnafe, E ^a   Meiniel, O ^b   Reith, W ^c   Durand, B ^a  

^a CENTRE DE GÉNÉTIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE ET CHIMIE DES PROTÉINES   (France)

Author keywords

Choroid plexus; Cilia; RFX transcription factors; SCO spondin; Subcommissural organ

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RFX3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHOROID PLEXUS; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPENDYMA CELL; HYDROCEPHALUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SUBCOMMISSURAL ORGAN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 33747598459     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05002.x     Document Type: Article

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