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MEF2D gene

Known as: Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2D Gene, MEF2D, myocyte enhancer factor 2D 
This gene plays a role in muscle and neuronal development.
National Institutes of Health

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Homo sapiensOrganogenesisTranscription, GeneticTranscriptional Regulation

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
MEF2D Drives Photoreceptor Development through a Genome-wide Competition for Tissue-Specific Enhancers
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
In Vivo Analysis of MEF2 Transcription Factors in Synapse Regulation and Neuronal Survival
MEF2 (A–D) transcription factors govern development, differentiation and maintenance of various cell types including neurons. The… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Direct regulation of complex I by mitochondrial MEF2D is disrupted in a mouse model of Parkinson disease and in human patients.
The transcription factors in the myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) family play important roles in cell survival by regulating… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Regulation of Neuronal Survival Factor MEF2D by Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy
Chaperone-mediated autophagy controls the degradation of selective cytosolic proteins and may protect neurons against… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Skeletal muscle specification by myogenin and Mef2D via the SWI/SNF ATPase Brg1
Myogenin is required not for the initiation of myogenesis but instead for skeletal muscle formation through poorly understood… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Calpain-Regulated p35/cdk5 Plays a Central Role in Dopaminergic Neuron Death through Modulation of the Transcription Factor Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2
The mechanisms underlying dopamine neuron loss in Parkinson's disease (PD) are not clearly defined. Here, we delineate a pathway… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Control of MEF2 Transcriptional Activity by Coordinated Phosphorylation and Sumoylation*
A eukaryotic protein is often subject to regulation by multiple modifications like phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitination… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Nerve Activity-dependent Modulation of Calcineurin Signaling in Adult Fast and Slow Skeletal Muscle Fibers*
This study tested the hypothesis that calcineurin signaling is modulated in skeletal muscle cells by fluctuations in nerve… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
ERK5 Is a Novel Type of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Containing a Transcriptional Activation Domain
ABSTRACT Previous studies have shown that upregulation of the orphan steroid receptor Nur77 is required for the apoptosis of… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The expression of MEF2 genes is implicated in CNS neuronal differentiation.
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