Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Researchers Reveal Repressor Protein Blocks Neural Stem Cell Development

Source: University of California - San Diego
Date: October 10, 2007

Summary:

A protein known to repress gene transcription at the molecular level in a variety of processes also blocks embryonic neural stem cells from differentiating into neurons, according to a study by University of California, San Diego and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers published online October 10 in Nature.