mTOR-dependent proliferation defect in human ES-derived neural stem cells affected by myotonic dystrophy type 1.
Authors:Denis JA, Gauthier M, Rachdi L, Aubert S, Giraud-Triboult K, Poydenot P, Benchoua A, Champon B, Maury Y, Baldeschi C, Scharfmann R, Piétu G, Peschanski M, Martinat C,
Journal:J Cell Sci
PubMed ID:23444380
'Patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 exhibit a diversity of symptoms that affect many different organs. Among these are cognitive dysfunctions, the origin of which has remained elusive, partly because of the difficulty in accessing neural cells. Here, we have taken advantage of pluripotent stem cell lines derived from embryos ... More