Nkx2-5 regulates cardiac growth through modulation of Wnt signaling by R-spondin3

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 141, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 2959-2971

  Cambier, Linda ^a   Plate, Markus ^a   Sucov, Henry M ^a   Pashmforoush, Mohammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Cardiac development; Nkx2 5; R spondins; Rspo3; Transcriptional regulation; Wnt signaling

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; PROTEIN; R SPONDIN 3 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; ENDOCARDIAL CUSHION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; LETHALITY; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

ANGIOGENESIS; CARDIAC DEVELOPMENT; NKX2-5; R-SPONDINS; RSPO3; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION; WNT SIGNALING;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA CATENIN; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HEART; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; STEM CELLS; THROMBOSPONDINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WNT PROTEINS; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

EID: 84904640769     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.103416     Document Type: Article

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