Oligodendrocyte Transcription Factor 2
"Oligodendrocyte Transcription Factor 2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor that is required for differentiation of OLIGODENDROCYTES and motor neurons in the spinal cord, and development of somatic motor neurons in the hindbrain.
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D000076104
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.260.103.798 D12.776.631.654 D12.776.930.125.782
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oligodendrocyte Transcription Factor 2" by people in Profiles.
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Hafler BP, Surzenko N, Beier KT, Punzo C, Trimarchi JM, Kong JH, Cepko CL. Transcription factor Olig2 defines subpopulations of retinal progenitor cells biased toward specific cell fates. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 May 15; 109(20):7882-7.
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Zannino DA, Sagerstr?m CG, Appel B. olig2-Expressing hindbrain cells are required for migrating facial motor neurons. Dev Dyn. 2012 Feb; 241(2):315-26.
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Sch?ller U, Heine VM, Mao J, Kho AT, Dillon AK, Han YG, Huillard E, Sun T, Ligon AH, Qian Y, Ma Q, Alvarez-Buylla A, McMahon AP, Rowitch DH, Ligon KL. Acquisition of granule neuron precursor identity is a critical determinant of progenitor cell competence to form Shh-induced medulloblastoma. Cancer Cell. 2008 Aug 12; 14(2):123-34.