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Functional organization of an Mbp enhancer exposes striking transcriptional regulatory diversity within myelinating glia.
Glia - 1 Jan 2016
Dionne Nancy, Dib Samar, Finsen Bente, Denarier Eric, Kuhlmann Tanja, Drouin Régen, Kokoeva Maia, Hudson Thomas J, Siminovitch Kathy, Friedman Hana C, Peterson Alan C
Abstract excerpt
In mammals, large caliber axons are ensheathed by myelin, a glial specialization supporting axon integrity and conferring accelerated and energy-efficient action potential conduction. Myelin basic protein (MBP) is required for normal myelin elaboration with maximal mbp transcription in oligodendrocytes requiring the upstream M3 enhancer. To further characterize the mechanism regulating mbp transcription, we...
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