Short-term striatal gene expression responses to brain-derived neurotrophic factor are dependent on MEK and ERK activation.

BACKGROUND: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is believed to be an important regulator of striatal neuron survival, differentiation, and plasticity. Moreover, reduction of BDNF delivery to the striatum has been implicated in the pathophysiology of Huntington's disease. Nevertheless, many...

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Main Authors: Ozgun Gokce, Heike Runne, Alexandre Kuhn, Ruth Luthi-Carter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2669182?pdf=render