Give it a REST!
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 26745186.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.12615 and PMC identifier 4744202.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
- The licence permits redistribution, so the abstract is shown in full and the full text is available from the publisher.
Abstract
The REST protein helps to prevent the premature activation of genes that are only expressed in mature neurons, and is now found to protect the genome of neural progenitor cells.
Medical subject headings
- Neurons
- Repressor Proteins