Gatekeeping astrocyte identity

New findings cast doubt on whether suppressing the RNA-binding protein PTBP1 can force astrocytes to become dopaminergic neurons.

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Main Authors: Alexis Cooper, Benedikt Berninger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2022-06-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/80232
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description New findings cast doubt on whether suppressing the RNA-binding protein PTBP1 can force astrocytes to become dopaminergic neurons.
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spelling doaj.art-76e7f9be5f5c4f188174dfdc2ad680fb2022-12-22T02:02:11ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2022-06-011110.7554/eLife.80232Gatekeeping astrocyte identityAlexis Cooper0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2182-0046Benedikt Berninger1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2652-2782Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; The Francis Crick Institute, London, United KingdomCentre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom; University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, GermanyNew findings cast doubt on whether suppressing the RNA-binding protein PTBP1 can force astrocytes to become dopaminergic neurons.https://elifesciences.org/articles/80232PTBP1astrocyte-to-neuron conversionlineage reprogrammingparkinson's diseasebrain repairastrocyte
spellingShingle Alexis Cooper
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Gatekeeping astrocyte identity
eLife
PTBP1
astrocyte-to-neuron conversion
lineage reprogramming
parkinson's disease
brain repair
astrocyte
title Gatekeeping astrocyte identity
title_full Gatekeeping astrocyte identity
title_fullStr Gatekeeping astrocyte identity
title_full_unstemmed Gatekeeping astrocyte identity
title_short Gatekeeping astrocyte identity
title_sort gatekeeping astrocyte identity
topic PTBP1
astrocyte-to-neuron conversion
lineage reprogramming
parkinson's disease
brain repair
astrocyte
url https://elifesciences.org/articles/80232
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