egr3 is a mechanosensitive transcription factor gene required for cardiac valve morphogenesis

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Biomechanical forces, and their molecular transducers, including key mechanosensitive transcription factor genes, such as KLF2 , are required for cardiac valve morphogenesis. However, klf2 mutants fail to completely recapitulate the valveless phenotype observed under no-flow conditions. Here, we identify the transcription factor EGR3 as a conserved biomechanical force transducer critical for cardiac valve...

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