Mumm and Colleagues Find Context-Specific Genetic Regulation of RGC Regeneration
2024-09-16 09:48:07
Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins
Jeff Mumm, Ph.D., the Helen Larson & Charles Glenn Grover Professor of Ophthalmology, and colleagues identified 18 genes that regulate retinal ganglion cell regeneration in zebrafish. Their work suggests that the mechanisms regulating regeneration are context-specific. The findings were published in the journal Development.
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