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Initial deployment of the cardiogenic gene regulatory network in the basal chordate, Ciona intestinalis.
Developmental biology - 1 Aug 2012
Woznica Arielle, Haeussler Maximilian, Starobinska Ella, Jemmett Jessica, Li Younan, Mount David, Davidson Brad
Abstract excerpt
The complex, partially redundant gene regulatory architecture underlying vertebrate heart formation has been difficult to characterize. Here, we dissect the primary cardiac gene regulatory network in the invertebrate chordate, Ciona intestinalis. The Ciona heart progenitor lineage is first specified by Fibroblast Growth Factor/Map Kinase (FGF/MapK) activation of the transcription factor Ets1/2 (Ets). Through...
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