Neurodenerative disorders such as Huntington disease lead to neuronal cell death in discrete regions of brain. A new study implicates the CREB transcription factor family as critical mediators that prevent such neuronal death.
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Dawson, T., Ginty, D. CREB family transcription factors inhibit neuronal suicide. Nat Med 8, 450–451 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0502-450
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