The Prdm13 histone methyltransferase encoding gene is a Ptf1a-Rbpj downstream target that suppresses glutamatergic and promotes GABAergic neuronal fate in the dorsal neural tube

Developmental Biology

Volumn 386, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 340-357

  Hanotel, Julie ^a   Bessodes, Nathalie ^a   Thélie, Aurore ^a   Hedderich, Marie ^b   Parain, Karine ^c   Driessche, Benoit Van ^a   Brandão, Karina De Oliveira ^a   Kricha, Sadia ^a   Jorgensen, Mette C ^d   Grapin Botton, Anne ^d   Serup, Palle ^d   Lint, Carine Van ^a   Perron, Muriel ^c   Pieler, Tomas ^b   Henningfeld, Kristine A ^b   Bellefroid, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

GABAergic neuron; Glutamatergic neuron; Histone methyltransferase; Neurog2; Pax2; Prdm genes; Ptf1a; Retina; Spinal cord; Tlx3

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; NEUROGENIN 2; PANCREAS TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1A; RBP J PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOX11L2 GENE; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL TUBE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRDM13 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SPINAL CORD; TLX3 GENE; UPREGULATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; MUS; VERTEBRATA;

GABAERGIC NEURON; GLUTAMATERGIC NEURON; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; NEUROG2; PAX2; PRDM GENES; PTF1A; RETINA; SPINAL CORD; TLX3;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICK EMBRYO; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPORATION; GABAERGIC NEURONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICE; NEURAL TUBE; PAX2 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

EID: 84892867335     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.12.024     Document Type: Article

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