DUX4c is up-regulated in FSHD. It induces the MYF5 protein and human myoblast proliferation.

DUX4c is up-regulated in FSHD. It induces the MYF5 protein and human myoblast proliferation.

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a dominant disease linked to contractions of the D4Z4 repeat array in 4q35. We have previously identified a double homeobox gene (DUX4) within each D4Z4 unit that encodes a transcription factor expressed in FSHD but not control myoblasts. DUX4 and its...

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Main Authors: Eugénie Ansseau, Dalila Laoudj-Chenivesse, Aline Marcowycz, Alexandra Tassin, Céline Vanderplanck, Sébastien Sauvage, Marietta Barro, Isabelle Mahieu, Axelle Leroy, India Leclercq, Véronique Mainfroid, Denise Figlewicz, Vincent Mouly, Gillian Butler-Browne, Alexandra Belayew, Frédérique Coppée
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2759506?pdf=render

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