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β-Catenin regulates endocardial cushion growth by suppressing p21.
Life science alliance - 1 Sept 2023
Liu Huahua, Lu Pengfei, He Shan, Luo Yuru, Fang Yuan, Benkaci Sonia, Wu Bingruo, Wang Yidong, Zhou Bin
Abstract excerpt
Endocardial cushion formation is essential for heart valve development and heart chamber separation. Abnormal endocardial cushion formation often causes congenital heart defects. β-Catenin is known to be essential for endocardial cushion formation; however, the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Here, we show that endothelial-specific deletion of β-catenin in mice...
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