SOCK , Elisabeth

The mechanism that causes neural stem cells in the central nervous system to switch from neurogenesis to gliogenesis is poorly understood. Here we analyzed spinal cord development of mice in which the transcription factor Sox9 was specifically ablated from neural stem cells by the CRE/loxP recombination system. These mice exhibit defects in the...

Congenital abnormalities of the kidney and the urinary tract (CAKUT) belong to the most common birth defectsin human, but the molecular basis for the majority of CAKUT patients remains unknown. Here we show thatthe transcription factor SOX11 is a crucial regulator of kidney development. SOX11 is expressed in bothmesenchymal and epithelial...