SMN is required for the maintenance of embryonic stem cells and neuronal differentiation in mice

Brain Structure and Function

Volumn 220, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1539-1553

  Chang, Wei Fang ^a   Xu, Jie ^c   Chang, Chia Chun ^a   Yang, Shang Hsun ^d   Li, Hsin Yang ^e   Hsieh Li, Hsiu Mei ^f   Tsai, Mong Hsun ^a   Wu, Shinn Chih ^a   Cheng, Winston T K ^a,g   Liu, Ji Long ^h   Sung, Li Ying ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cell (ESC); ERK signaling; Neuronal differentiation; Survival motor neuron (SMN)

Indexed keywords

SMN1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON PROTEIN 1;

ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TERATOMA;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; MALE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOUSE EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; NEURONS; SURVIVAL OF MOTOR NEURON 1 PROTEIN; TERATOMA;

EID: 84895931509     PISSN: 18632653     EISSN: 18632661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-014-0743-7     Document Type: Article

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