Zbtb20 promotes astrocytogenesis during neocortical development

Motoshi Nagao; Toru Ogata; Yasuhiro Sawada; Yukiko Gotoh

doi:10.1038/ncomms11102

Nature Communications (Mar 2016)

Zbtb20 promotes astrocytogenesis during neocortical development

Motoshi Nagao,
Toru Ogata,
Yasuhiro Sawada,
Yukiko Gotoh

Affiliations

Motoshi Nagao: Department of Rehabilitation for the Movement Functions, Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities
Toru Ogata: Department of Rehabilitation for the Movement Functions, Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities
Yasuhiro Sawada: Department of Rehabilitation for the Movement Functions, Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities
Yukiko Gotoh: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11102
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Astrocytes in the brain are derived from neural precursor cells (NPCs). Here, Motoshi Nagao and colleagues show that the transcription repressor Zbtb20 regulates astrocyte specification in the mouse neocortex.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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