A SOX17-PDGFB signaling axis regulates aortic root development

Little is known about the developmental causes of aortic root defects. Here the authors show that the inactivation of Sox17 in aortic root endothelium results in aortic root defects affecting aortic valve and coronary ostium.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pengfei Lu, Ping Wang, Bingruo Wu, Yidong Wang, Yang Liu, Wei Cheng, Xuhui Feng, Xinchun Yuan, Miriam M. Atteya, Haleigh Ferro, Yukiko Sugi, Grant Rydquist, Mahdi Esmaily, Jonathan T. Butcher, Ching-Pin Chang, Jack Lenz, Deyou Zheng, Bin Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31815-1