Resumen de A dual function of Bcl11b/Ctip2 in hippocampal neurogenesis

Ruth Simon, Heike Brylka, Herbert Schwegler, Sathish Venkataramanappa, Jacqueline Andratschke, Christoph Wiegreffe, Pentao Liu, Elaine Fuchs, Nancy A. Jenkins, Neal G. Copeland, Carmen Birchmeier, Stefan Britsch

• The transcription factor Bcl11b/Ctip2 promotes hippocampal progenitor proliferation and neural differentiation in a non-cell autonomous manner by regulating the expression of the cell adhesion molecule Desmoplakin. Forebrain-specific ablation causes defective spatial learning and memory.