A novel transcriptional regulator of myelin gene expression: Implications for neurodevelopmental disorders

NeuroReport

Volumn 21, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 917-921

  Vora, Parvez ^a   Mina, Raena ^a   Namaka, Michael ^a   Frost, Emma E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

autism; methyl CpG binding protein 2; myelin; myelination; oligodendrocyte; Rett syndrome; transcription factor

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; MYELIN; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN NG2; PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOUSE; MYELINATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CELLS, CULTURED; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 77956396618     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32833da500     Document Type: Article

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