Oxysterols drive dopaminergic neurogenesis from stem cells.

Ma, Dengke K; Ming, Guo-li; Song, Hongjun · Cell Stem Cell · 2009

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Abstract

Stem cell therapy for Parkinson's disease requires effective production of dopaminergic neurons. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Sacchetti et al. (2009) report an unexpected role of liver X receptors and their ligand, oxysterols, in regulating dopaminergic neurogenesis.

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