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Cooperative transcription activation by Nurr1 and Pitx3 induces embryonic stem cell maturation to the midbrain dopamine neuron phenotype.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 21 Feb 2006
Martinat Cecile, Bacci Jean-Jacques, Leete Thomas, Kim Jongpil, Vanti William B, Newman Amy H, Cha Joo H, Gether Ulrik, Wang Honggang, Abeliovich Asa
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Midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons play a central role in the regulation of voluntary movement, and their degeneration is associated with Parkinson's disease. Cell replacement therapies, and in particular embryonic stem (ES) cell-derived DA neurons, offer a potential therapeutic venue for Parkinson's disease. We sought to identify genes that can potentiate maturation of ES cell cultures to the midbrain DA neuron...
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