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Brain Enriched Micrornas Open The Neurogenic Potential Of Adult Human Fibroblasts, Daniel Gene Abernathy
Brain Enriched Micrornas Open The Neurogenic Potential Of Adult Human Fibroblasts, Daniel Gene Abernathy
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The seemingly limitless capacities of mammals to sense, respond, and manipulate their environments stems from their structurally and functionally diverse nervous systems. Establishing these complex behaviors requires the integration of many biological phenomena including, morphogenetic gradients, cell-cell signaling, transcriptional networks, cell migration and epigenetic gene regulation. As mammalian development progresses, these pathways coordinate the production of highly specialized neuronal and glial cells, that connect and communicate with another in an even more complex manner. While evolution has shaped a multitude of pathways to produce numerous favorable traits, it has also created an intricate system vulnerable to disease. The loss of …
Gcn5 Impacts Fgf Signaling At Multiple Levels And Activates C-Myc Target Genes During Early Differentiation Of Embryoid Bodies, Li Wang
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Precise control of gene expression during development is orchestrated by transcription factors, signaling pathways and co-regulators, with complex cross-regulatory events often occurring. Growing evidence has identified chromatin modifiers as important regulators for development as well, yet how particular chromatin modifying enzymes affect specific developmental processes remains largely unclear. Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are self-renewing, pluripotent, and have the abilities to generate almost all cell types in adult tissues. The dual capacity of ESCs to self-renew and differentiate offers unlimited potential for studying gene regulation events at specific developmental stages in vitro that parallel developmental events during embryogenesis in vivo. …