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Barx homeobox family in muscle development and regeneration.
International review of cell and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2012
Makarenkova Helen P, Meech Robyn
Abstract excerpt
Homeobox transcription factors are key intrinsic regulators of myogenesis. In studies spanning several years, we have characterized the homeobox factor Barx2 as a novel marker for muscle progenitor cells and an important regulator of muscle growth and repair. In this review, we place the expression and function of Barx2 and its paralogue Barx1 in context with other muscle-expressed homeobox factors in both...
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