Motor neurons and the generation of spinal motor neuron diversity

N Stifani - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Motor neurons (MNs) are neuronal cells located in the central nervous system (CNS)
controlling a variety of downstream targets. This function infers the existence of MN subtypes …

Generating spinal motor neuron diversity: a long quest for neuronal identity

C Francius, F Clotman - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2014 - Springer
Understanding how thousands of different neuronal types are generated in the CNS
constitutes a major challenge for developmental neurobiologists and is a prerequisite before …

Identification of multiple subsets of ventral interneurons and differential distribution along the rostrocaudal axis of the developing spinal cord

C Francius, A Harris, V Rucchin, TJ Hendricks… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The spinal cord contains neuronal circuits termed Central Pattern Generators (CPGs) that
coordinate rhythmic motor activities. CPG circuits consist of motor neurons and multiple …

Transcription factors FOXG1 and Groucho/TLE promote glioblastoma growth

F Verginelli, A Perin, R Dali, KH Fung, R Lo… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and deadly malignant brain cancer, with a median
survival of< 2 years. GBM displays a cellular complexity that includes brain tumour-initiating …

Analyses of binding partners and functional domains for the developmentally essential protein Hmx3a/HMX3

W Haws, S England, G Grieb, G Susana… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
HMX3 is a homeodomain protein with essential roles in CNS and ear development.
Homeodomains are DNA-binding domains and hence homeodomain-containing proteins …

Boolean modelling reveals new regulatory connections between transcription factors orchestrating the development of the ventral spinal cord

A Lovrics, Y Gao, B Juhász, I Bock, HM Byrne… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
We have assembled a network of cell-fate determining transcription factors that play a key
role in the specification of the ventral neuronal subtypes of the spinal cord on the basis of …

Commissural axonal corridors instruct neuronal migration in the mouse spinal cord

C Laumonnerie, YG Tong, H Alstermark… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Unravelling how neurons are guided during vertebrate embryonic development has wide
implications for understanding the assembly of the nervous system. During embryogenesis …

Prolyl isomerase Pin1 and protein kinase HIPK2 cooperate to promote cortical neurogenesis by suppressing Groucho/TLE: Hes1-mediated inhibition of neuronal …

R Ciarapica, L Methot, Y Tang, R Lo, R Dali… - Cell Death & …, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract The Groucho/transducin-like Enhancer of split 1 (Gro/TLE1): Hes1 transcriptional
repression complex acts in cerebral cortical neural progenitor cells to inhibit neuronal …

Deciphering principles of morphogenesis from temporal and spatial patterns on the integument

A Li, YC Lai, S Figueroa, T Yang… - Developmental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background: How tissue patterns form in development and regeneration is a fundamental
issue remaining to be fully understood. The integument often forms repetitive units in space …

Groucho Co-Repressor Proteins in the Regulation of Pancreatic Beta Cell Development and Function

AR Theis - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Loss of insulin-producing β cell numbers and/or function are the defining characteristics of
diabetes. Research on the cellular mechanisms that lead to these diseases is focused on …