title: Take Pax6 for a Cortical 6-Pack.
abstract: This synopsis examines the implications of a new study that imposes primate-like expression of the transcription factor Pax6 on the developing mouse cortex and finds evidence of primate-like proliferation of neuronal progenitors.
authors.affiliation: Public Library of Science, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Roland G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005136:Eye Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D019579:Neocortex / Q000166:cytology*; D058953:Neural Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000378:metabolism*; D051761:Paired Box Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005136:Eye Proteins; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D051761:Paired Box Transcription Factors; D012097:Repressor Proteins