A new approach to transcription factor screening for reprogramming of fibroblasts to cardiomyocyte-like cells

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 323-332

  Protze, Stephanie ^a   Khattak, Shahryar ^a,b   Poulet, Claire ^a   Lindemann, Dirk ^a   Tanaka, Elly M ^a   Ravens, Ursula ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Stem Cell Biology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac transcription factor; Cardiomyocyte; Mef2c; Myocardin; Regenerative medicine; Reprogramming; Tbx5

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBX5;

ACTC1 GENE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FIBROBLAST; GATA4 GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; MEF2C GENE; MOUSE; MYH6 GENE; MYL2 GENE; MYOCD GENE; NKX2.5 GENE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCN5A GENE; SODIUM CURRENT; TBX5 GENE; UPREGULATION;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; FIBROBLASTS; GATA4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; ION CHANNELS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84864802721     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: 10958584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2012.04.010     Document Type: Article

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