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Expression and function of Nkx6.3 in vertebrate hindbrain.
Brain research - 30 Jul 2008
Hafler Brian P, Choi Michael Y, Shivdasani Ramesh A, Rowitch David H
Abstract excerpt
Homeodomain transcription factors serve important functions in organogenesis and tissue differentiation, particularly with respect to the positional identity of individual cells. The Nkx6 subfamily controls tissue differentiation in the developing central nervous system where they function as transcriptional repressor proteins. Recent work indicates that Nkx6.3 is expressed in hindbrain V2 interneurons that...
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