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Dlx1/2 and Otp coordinate the production of hypothalamic GHRH- and AgRP-neurons

Authors :
Bora Lee
Janghyun Kim
Taekyeong An
Sangsoo Kim
Esha M. Patel
Jacob Raber
Soo-Kyung Lee
Seunghee Lee
Jae W. Lee
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2018.

Abstract

In the hypothalamus, the arcuate nucleus (ARC) contains AgRP-neurons that regulate energy balance as well as GHRH-neurons that regulate linear growth. Here, the authors looked at how the transcription factors Dlx1/2 and Otp link development of AgRP- and GHRH-neurons.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.87bb4bf21bac41069518ebbc205fec67
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04377-4