The transcription factor Engrailed1 (EN1) is crucial for the development and survival of dopaminergic neurons, the neuronal subpopulation degenerating in Parkinson's Disease (PD). Human induced pluripotent stem cell models harboring an EN1 knockout were generated. Transcriptome analysis of the neuronal precursor cells revealed that major functions of EN1 were preserved between mouse and human. For the first time, the EN1 function was connected to a bottleneck in glycolysis, providing an interesting target to investigate in the context of neuronal degeneration in PD.
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The transcription factor Engrailed1 (EN1) is crucial for the development and survival of dopaminergic neurons, the neuronal subpopulation degenerating in Parkinson's Disease (PD). Human induced pluripotent stem cell models harboring an EN1 knockout were generated. Transcriptome analysis of the neuronal precursor cells revealed that major functions of EN1 were preserved between mouse and human. For the first time, the EN1 function was connected to a bottleneck in glycolysis, providing an interest...
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