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Neuronal death resulting from targeted disruption of the Snf2 protein ATRX is mediated by p53.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 19 Nov 2008
Seah Claudia, Levy Michael A, Jiang Yan, Mokhtarzada Sulayman, Higgs Douglas R, Gibbons Richard J, Bérubé Nathalie G
Abstract excerpt
ATRX, a chromatin remodeling protein of the Snf2 family, participates in diverse cellular functions including regulation of gene expression and chromosome alignment during mitosis and meiosis. Mutations in the human gene cause alpha thalassemia mental retardation, X-linked (ATR-X) syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by severe cognitive deficits, microcephaly and epileptic seizures. Conditional inactivation of...
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