Myocardial deletion of Smad4 using a novel α skeletal muscle actin Cre recombinase transgenic mouse causes misalignment of the cardiac outflow tract

<p>SMAD4 acts as the converging point for TGF&#946; and BMP signaling in heart development. Here, we investigated the role of SMAD4 in heart development using a novel &#945; skeletal muscle actin Cre recombinase (<i>MuCre</i>) transgenic mouse strain. Lineage tracing using...

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Main Author: Mohamad Azhar, Pei-Yu Wang, Tony Frugier, Kyoko Koishi, Chuxia Deng, Peter G. Noakes, Ian S. McLennan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.biolsci.org/v06p0546.htm