REST and CoREST are transcriptional and epigenetic regulators of seminal neural fate decisions

Cell Cycle

Volumn 9, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 4477-4486

  Qureshi, Irfan A ^a   Gokhan, Solen ^a   Mehler, Mark F ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell fate; CoREST; Gliogenesis; Neural stem cell; Neurogenesis; Neuronal subtype; REST NRSF

Indexed keywords

COREPRESSOR FOR ELEMENT 1 SILENCING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; RE1 SILENCING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL FATE; CELL MATURATION; EPIGENETICS; GLIA; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; REVIEW;

EID: 78649849473     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.9.22.13973     Document Type: Review

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