Targeted inactivation of serum response factor in the developing heart results in myocardial defects and embryonic lethality

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 5281-5289

  Parlakian, Ara ^a   Tuil, David ^b   Hamard, Ghislaine ^b   Tavernier, Geneviève ^b   Hentzen, Daniele ^b   Concordet, Jean Paul ^b   Paulin, Denise ^a   Li, Zhenlin ^a   Daegelen, Dominique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; MYOCARDIN; PROTEIN C FOS; SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEATH; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; LETHALITY; MOUSE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL HEART; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE TARGETING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, TRANSGENIC; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PREGNANCY; SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 2942538855     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.24.12.5281-5289.2004     Document Type: Article

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