Regulatory factors involved in cardiogenesis

Biochemistry (Mosc). 2003 Jun;68(6):650-7. doi: 10.1023/a:1024617826469.

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

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Heart / embryology*
  • Heart / growth & development*
  • Heart / physiology
  • Homeodomain Proteins / genetics
  • Homeodomain Proteins / metabolism
  • Humans
  • MEF2 Transcription Factors
  • Myogenic Regulatory Factors
  • Trans-Activators / metabolism
  • Transcription Factors / genetics
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism
  • Zebrafish Proteins

Substances

  • Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
  • Cytokines
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • HAND2 protein, human
  • Homeodomain Proteins
  • MEF2 Transcription Factors
  • Myogenic Regulatory Factors
  • Trans-Activators
  • Transcription Factors
  • Zebrafish Proteins
  • hand2 protein, zebrafish
  • helix-loop-helix protein, eHAND
  • cardiotrophin 1