Sox7 in vascular development: Review, insights and potential mechanisms

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-8

  Wat, Jeanette J ^a   Wat, Margaret J ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Expression pattern; Notch pathway; Sox7; Vascular development; Wnt signaling

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; FRIZZLED PROTEIN; NOTCH RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX17; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX18; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX7; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CADHERIN; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX;

ANGIOGENESIS; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY; ANIMAL; BLOOD VESSEL; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EMBRYOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOXF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84899760392     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.130323mw     Document Type: Review

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