Regionally Distinct Astrocytes Display Unique Transcription Factor Profiles in the Adult Brain

Astrocytes are the most abundant type of glial cell in the central nervous system and perform a myriad of vital functions, however, the nature of their diversity remains a longstanding question in neuroscience. Using transcription factor motif discovery analysis on region-specific gene signatures fr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brittney Lozzi, Teng-Wei Huang, Debosmita Sardar, Anna Yu-Szu Huang, Benjamin Deneen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2020.00061/full