Regulation of gene expression during early neuronal differentiation: Evidence for patterns conserved across neuron populations and vertebrate classes

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 348, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-27

  Ernsberger, Uwe ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromatin modification; MicroRNA; Neuronal differentiation; Synaptic protein; Voltage gated sodium channel

Indexed keywords

HISTONE DEACETYLASE; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 124; MICRORNA 9; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NEURON RESTRICTIVE SILENCING FACTOR; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.2; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.6; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.8; STATHMIN; STATHMIN 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU4F1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

CELL POPULATION; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HISTONE METHYLATION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; NEURONS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; VERTEBRATES;

AVES; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84859389914     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-012-1367-y     Document Type: Review

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