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Essential role of Sox9 in the pathway that controls formation of cardiac valves and septa.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 27 Apr 2004
Akiyama Haruhiko, Chaboissier Marie-Christine, Behringer Richard R, Rowitch David H, Schedl Andreas, Epstein Jonathan A, de Crombrugghe Benoit
Abstract excerpt
Epithelial-mesenchymal transformation is a critical developmental process reiterated in multiple organs throughout embryogenesis. Formation of endocardial cushions, primordia of valves and septa, is a classic example of epithelial-mesenchymal transformation. Several gene mutations are known to affect cardiac valve formation. Sox9 is activated when endocardial endothelial cells undergo mesenchymal transformation...
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