Transcriptional and epigenetic characterization of early striosomes identifies Foxf2 and Olig2 as factors required for development of striatal compartmentation and neuronal phenotypic differentiation
Maria‐Daniela Cirnaru, Sicheng Song, Kizito‐Tshitoko Tshilenge, Chuhyon Corwin, Justyna Mleczko, Carlos Galicia Aguirre, Houda Benlhabib, Jaroslav M. Bendl, Pasha Apontes, John F. Fullard, Jordi Creus‐Muncunill, Azadeh Reyahi, Ali Moussavi Nik, Peter Carlsson, Panos Roussos, , Michelle E. Ehrlich
The paper identifies Foxf2 and Olig2 as key transcription factors regulating striatal compartmentation and neuronal differentiation through RNA- and ATAC-seq analysis of murine striosomes and matrix.
eLife · Oct 5, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience