SOX after SOX: SOXession regulates neurogenesis

Genes and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 2423-2428

  Wegner, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lineage formation; Neural development; Neural stem cells; Sox genes

Indexed keywords

OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX11; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX3;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BRAIN; CELL LINEAGE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; NEURONS; SOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 82955189205     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.181487.111     Document Type: Article

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