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Conditional knock out of transcription factor CTCF in excitatory neurons induces cognitive deficiency.
Molecular brain - 5 Jan 2021
Choi Dong Il, Kim Myeongwon, Kim Somi, Yu Nam-Kyung, Kwak Chuljung, Seo Hyunhyo, Lee Kyungmin, Kaang Bong-Kiun
Abstract excerpt
CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) is a transcription factor that is involved in organizing chromatin structure. A reduction of CTCF expression is known to develop distinct clinical features. Furthermore, conditional knock out (cKO) study revealed reactive gliosis of astrocytes and microglia followed by age-dependent cell death in the excitatory neurons of CTCF cKO mice. To assess the cognitive ability in CTCF cKO mice...
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