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Transmembrane protein 2 (Tmem2) is required to regionally restrict atrioventricular canal boundary and endocardial cushion development.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Oct 2011
Smith Kelly A, Lagendijk Anne K, Courtney Andrew D, Chen Huijun, Paterson Scott, Hogan Benjamin M, Wicking Carol, Bakkers Jeroen
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The atrioventricular canal (AVC) physically separates the atrial and ventricular chambers of the heart and plays a crucial role in the development of the valves and septa. Defects in AVC development result in aberrant heart morphogenesis and are a significant cause of congenital heart malformations. We have used a forward genetic screen in zebrafish to identify novel regulators of cardiac morphogenesis. We...
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