Abstract
Elegant studies using gene disruption strategies have defined a set of genes that are essential for normal cardiac development. Although these studies have provided a framework for the molecular regulation of cardiac morphogenesis, the genetic program of the cardiac progenitors has been incompletely defined. We used a transgenic strategy to specifically target the cardiac progenitors early during cardiac morphogenesis. With the use of flow cytometry and transcriptome analysis, we comprehensively defined the molecular program of the cardiac progenitors at distinct developmental stages. Definition of the molecular cardiac program early during development may be useful in the identification of cardiac progenitors that are resident in the adult heart. These emerging technologies will be further used to define common and distinct regulatory pathways of cardiac progenitors in the developing and regenerating heart.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 234-240 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2006 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding support was obtained from the National Institutes of Health (AR47850), the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, and the Gail Griffiths Hill Foundation. The authors acknowledge the contributions of Dr Cindy Martin and Sean Goetsch for helpful discussions throughout the preparation of this review.