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Selective preservation of cholinergic MeCP2 rescues specific Rett-syndrome-like phenotypes in MeCP2stop mice.
Behavioural brain research - 30 Mar 2017
Zhou Huanhuan, Wu Wei, Zhang Ying, He Haiyang, Yuan Zhefeng, Zhu Zhiwei, Zhao Zhengyan
Abstract excerpt
RTT is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by growth regression, motor dysfunction, stereotypic hand movements, and autism features. Typical Rett syndrome (RTT) is predominantly caused by mutations in X-linked MeCP2 gene which encodes methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2). The brain-abundant MeCP2 protein mainly functions as a transcriptional regulator for neurodevelopment-associated genes. Specific...
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