The methyl-CpG binding proteins Mecp2, Mbd2 and Kaiso are dispensable for mouse embryogenesis, but playa redundant function in neural differentiation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Martin Caballero, Isabel ^a,c   Hansen, Janne ^a   Leaford, Donna ^b   Pollard, Steven ^a,b   Hendrich, Brian D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KAISO PROTEIN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; NUCLEIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN ZBTB33; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FATE; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS; STEM CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 59849121326     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004315     Document Type: Article

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