Down-regulation of myogenin can reverse terminal muscle cell differentiation.

Certain higher vertebrates developed the ability to reverse muscle cell differentiation (dedifferentiation) as an additional mechanism to regenerate muscle. Mammals, on the other hand, show limited ability to reverse muscle cell differentiation. Myogenic Regulatory Factors (MRFs), MyoD, myogenin, My...

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Main Authors: Nikolaos P Mastroyiannopoulos, Paschalis Nicolaou, Mustafa Anayasa, James B Uney, Leonidas A Phylactou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3250496?pdf=render