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Mutation of a putative nuclear receptor binding site abolishes activity of the nestin midbrain enhancer.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 3 Jan 2003
Kappen Claudia, Yaworsky Paul J
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Regional differences in gene expression are critical to the proper development of specialized cell types in the nervous system. The ventral midbrain is the prominent source of dopaminergic neurons, which are affected in Parkinson's disease. We have recently identified a gene regulatory element that is specifically active in ventral midbrain neuroepithelium of developing embryos. This 204-bp transcriptional...
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