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Japan National Institute of Genetics, Mishima

 hesr2 activity may be important for proper development of cardiomyocytes

Published in Biotech Law Weekly, November 19th, 2004

Targeted disruption of hesr2 results in atrioventricular valve anomalies that lead to heart dysfunction.

According to recent research published in the journal Circulation Research, "Genes involved in the Notch signaling pathway have been shown to be critical regulators of cardiovascular development. In vitro studies have revealed that the Notch signaling pathway directly regulates transcription of hairy and enhancer of split-related (hesr) genes, encoding basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors. To assess the functional role of hesr genes in cardiovascular development, we generated mice with a targeted disruption of the hesr2 gene and...

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