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Specification of dopaminergic subsets involves interplay of En1 and Pitx3.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Aug 2013
Veenvliet Jesse V, Dos Santos Maria T M Alves, Kouwenhoven Willemieke M, von Oerthel Lars, Lim Jamie L, van der Linden Annemarie J A, Koerkamp Marian J A Groot, Holstege Frank C P, Smidt Marten P
Abstract excerpt
Mesodiencephalic dopaminergic (mdDA) neurons control locomotion and emotion and are affected in multiple psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease (PD). The homeodomain transcription factor Pitx3 is pivotal in mdDA neuron development and loss of Pitx3 results in programming deficits in a rostrolateral subpopulation of mdDA neurons destined to form the substantia nigra pars compacta...
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