Neurog2 simultaneously activates and represses alternative gene expression programs in the developing neocortex

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1884-1900

  Kovach, Christopher ^a   Dixit, Rajiv ^a   Li, Saiqun ^a   Mattar, Pierre ^a,c   Wilkinson, Grey ^a   Elsen, Gina E ^b   Kurrasch, Deborah M ^a   Hevner, Robert F ^b   Schuurmans, Carol ^a  

^a ALBERTA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

binary fate choice; genetic off switch; neocortical development; Neurog2 proneural gene; transcriptional activator or repressor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCL1 GENE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN NERVE CELL; EBF1 GENE; EMBRYO; ETV1 GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIA CELL; MOUSE; NEOCORTEX; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROGENIN 2 GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TBR2 GENE; TELENCEPHALON;

BINARY FATE CHOICE; GENETIC OFF-SWITCH; NEOCORTICAL DEVELOPMENT; NEUROG2 PRONEURAL GENE; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATOR OR REPRESSOR;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MICE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURAL STEM CELLS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84880235609     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: 14602199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhs176     Document Type: Article

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