'Master switch' for myelination in human brain stem cells...

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'Master switch' for myelination in human brain stem cells is identified

Scientists at the University at Buffalo have identified the single transcription factor or "master switch" that initiates the critical myelination process in the brain. The research will be published online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on June 30.

The identification of this factor, SOX10, in human brain cells, brings researchers closer to the goal of treating multiple sclerosis (MS) by transplanting into patients the brain cells that make myelin...... Read More - http://www.ms-uk.org/stemcells