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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: thedoc on 15/08/2014 09:47:02

Title: What does the Pax6 gene do?
Post by: thedoc on 15/08/2014 09:47:02

And finally it’s time for our gene of the month, and in keeping
with our theme of vision it’s Pax6.
Read a transcript of the interview by clicking here (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/1000850/)

or [chapter podcast=1000783 track=14.08.14/Naked_Genetics_14.08.14_1002617.mp3](https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenakedscientists.com%2FHTML%2Ftypo3conf%2Fext%2Fnaksci_podcast%2Fgnome-settings-sound.gif&hash=f2b0d108dc173aeaa367f8db2e2171bd) Listen to it now[/chapter] or [download as MP3] (http://nakeddiscovery.com/downloads/split_individual/14.08.14/Naked_Genetics_14.08.14_1002617.mp3)

Title: Re: What does the Pax6 gene do?
Post by: smart on 29/04/2016 12:55:03

Pax6 is a neurogenesis controlling factor. During embryonic development, Pax6 is necessary for retinal neurons proliferation and self-renewal.