Abstract
Determination of factors involved in cardiogenesis is fundamental to our understanding of heart growth and development. There are several families of transcription factors that play a role in cardiomyogenesis including the Nkx2, GATA, and MEF2 families. In this review, we describe factors implicated in development of cardiac tissues followed by a description of interactions among them.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
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Cytokines / metabolism
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DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
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DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
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Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
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Heart / embryology*
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Heart / growth & development*
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Heart / physiology
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Homeodomain Proteins / genetics
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Homeodomain Proteins / metabolism
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Humans
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MEF2 Transcription Factors
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Myogenic Regulatory Factors
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Trans-Activators / metabolism
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Transcription Factors / genetics
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Transcription Factors / metabolism
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Zebrafish Proteins
Substances
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Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
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Cytokines
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DNA-Binding Proteins
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HAND2 protein, human
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Homeodomain Proteins
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MEF2 Transcription Factors
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Myogenic Regulatory Factors
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Trans-Activators
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Transcription Factors
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Zebrafish Proteins
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hand2 protein, zebrafish
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helix-loop-helix protein, eHAND
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cardiotrophin 1