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Control of early cardiac-specific transcription of Nkx2-5 by a GATA-dependent enhancer.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jan 1999
Lien C L, Wu C, Mercer B, Webb R, Richardson J A, Olson E N
Abstract excerpt
The homeobox gene Nkx2-5 is the earliest known marker of the cardiac lineage in vertebrate embryos. Nkx2-5 expression is first detected in mesodermal cells specified to form heart at embryonic day 7.5 in the mouse and expression is maintained throughout the developing and adult heart. In addition to the heart, Nkx2-5 is transiently expressed in the developing pharynx, thyroid and stomach. To investigate the...
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