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Yap1 is required for endothelial to mesenchymal transition of the atrioventricular cushion.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 4 Jul 2014
Zhang Hui, von Gise Alexander, Liu Qiaozhen, Hu Tianyuan, Tian Xueying, He Lingjuan, Pu Wenjuan, Huang Xiuzhen, He Liang, Cai Chen-Leng, Camargo Fernando D, Pu William T, Zhou Bin
Abstract excerpt
Cardiac malformations due to aberrant development of the atrioventricular (AV) valves are among the most common forms of congenital heart diseases. Normally, heart valve mesenchyme is formed from an endothelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) of endothelial cells of the endocardial cushions. Yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1) has been reported to regulate EMT in vitro, in addition to its known role as a major...
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