The evolution of Olig genes and their roles in myelination

Neuron Glia Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-135

  Li, Huiliang ^a   Richardson, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Evolution and development (evo devo); Myelin; Myelin basic protein; Olig genes

Indexed keywords

MYELIN; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; OLIGODENDROCYTE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; OLIGODENDROCYTE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX10; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ISOPROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BINDING SITE; CELL MATURATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MYELINATED NERVE; MYELINATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGODENDROGLIA; ONTOGENY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VERTEBRATE; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MYELIN SHEATH; PHYSIOLOGY;

BRANCHIOSTOMA FLORIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MYELIN SHEATH; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 70350447983     PISSN: 1740925X     EISSN: 17410533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1740925X09990251     Document Type: Review

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