Control of Astrocyte Progenitor Specification, Migration and Maturation by Nkx6.1 Homeodomain Transcription Factor

Xiaofeng Zhao; Yidan Chen; Qiang Zhu; Hao Huang; Peng Teng; Kang Zheng; Xuemei Hu; Binghua Xie; Zunyi Zhang; Maike Sander; Mengsheng Qiu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109171

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Control of Astrocyte Progenitor Specification, Migration and Maturation by Nkx6.1 Homeodomain Transcription Factor

Xiaofeng Zhao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaofeng Zhao, Yidan Chen

Affiliations Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China, Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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Yidan Chen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaofeng Zhao, Yidan Chen

Affiliation Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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Qiang Zhu,

Affiliation Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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Hao Huang,

Affiliation Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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Peng Teng,

Affiliation Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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Kang Zheng,

Affiliation Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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Xuemei Hu,

Affiliation Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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Binghua Xie,

Affiliation Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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Zunyi Zhang,

Affiliation Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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Maike Sander,

Affiliation Departments of Pediatrics and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Pediatric Diabetes Research Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Mengsheng Qiu

* E-mail: m0qiu001@yahoo.com

Affiliations Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China, Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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Control of Astrocyte Progenitor Specification, Migration and Maturation by Nkx6.1 Homeodomain Transcription Factor

Xiaofeng Zhao,
Yidan Chen,
Qiang Zhu,
Hao Huang,
Peng Teng,
Kang Zheng,
Xuemei Hu,
Binghua Xie,
Zunyi Zhang,
Maike Sander

Published: October 6, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109171

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