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ReviewDevelopment (Cambridge, England)2024

DLX genes and proteins in mammalian forebrain development.

John L Rubenstein, Alex S Nord, Marc Ekker

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Review in Development (Cambridge, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

John L RubensteinUCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4414-7667
Alex S NordDepartment of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior and Department of Psychiatry and 20 Behavioral Sciences, Center for Neuroscience, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95618, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4259-7514
Marc EkkerDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, 30 Marie Curie, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.

Funding

Genetic Control of Basal Telencephalic DevelopmentR01MH081880 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI RUBENSTEIN, JOHN L. R. · 2009 to 2023
$8.1M
Genetic Regulation of Telencephalon DevelopmentR37MH049428 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI RUBENSTEIN, JOHN L. R. · 2008 to 2017
$5.9M
STRUCTURE, EXPRESSION &FUNCTION OF THE DLX GENE FAMILYR01MH049428 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI RUBENSTEIN, JOHN L. R. · 1992 to 2022
$5.8M
Functional Elucidation of the Sequence-Encoded Regulatory Activity of Enhancers in Vivo in the BrainR35GM119831 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI Alexander Nord · 2016 to 2026
$3.9M
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada 121795NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM119831NIGMS NIH HHS R35GM119831NIMH NIH HHS MH049428NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH049428NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH081880NIMH NIH HHS R37 MH049428
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The vertebrate Dlx gene family encode homeobox transcription factors that are related to the Drosophila Distal-less (Dll) gene and are crucial for development. Over the last ∼35 years detailed information has accrued about the redundant and unique expression and function of the six mammalian Dlx family genes. DLX proteins interact with general transcriptional regulators, and co-bind with other transcription factors to enhancer elements with highly specific activity in the developing forebrain. Integration of the genetic and biochemical data has yielded a foundation for a gene regulatory network governing the differentiation of forebrain GABAergic neurons. In this Primer, we describe the discovery of vertebrate Dlx genes and their crucial roles in embryonic development. We largely focus on the role of Dlx family genes in mammalian forebrain development revealed through studies in mice. Finally, we highlight questions that remain unanswered regarding vertebrate Dlx genes despite over 30 years of research.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomeodomain ProteinsProsencephalonTranscription FactorsAnimalsHumansMammalsMiceDistal-less homeobox proteinsHomeodomain ProteinsTranscription FactorsDlxForebrainHomeobox

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PMID38819455
PMCPMC11190439

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