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EdU labeling revealed reduced OPC proliferation in Pbx3 cKO mice, though the Olig1-Cre driver used for conditional deletion is active in early neural progenitors, and thus contributions from reduced OPC specification or generation cannot be excluded. Consistently, siRNA-mediated Pbx3 knockdown in primary OPCs impaired differentiation and reduced MBP expression in vitro. 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