Formation, contraction, and mechanotransduction of myofribrils in cardiac development: clues from genetics

Granados-Riveron, Javier T. and Brook, David (2012) Formation, contraction, and mechanotransduction of myofribrils in cardiac development: clues from genetics. Biochemistry Research International, 2012 (504906). pp. 1-6. ISSN 2090-2247

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Abstract

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect in humans. It is a leading infant mortality factor worldwide, caused by defective cardiac development. Mutations in transcription factors, signalling and structural molecules have been shown to contribute to the genetic component of CHD. Recently, mutations in genes encoding myofibrillar proteins expressed in the embryonic heart have also emerged as an important genetic causative factor of the disease, which implies that the contraction of the early heart primordium contributes to its morphogenesis. This notion is supported by increasing evidence suggesting that not only contraction but also formation, mechanosensing, and mechanotransduction of the cardiac myofibrillar proteins influence heart development. In this paper, we summarize the genetic clues supporting this idea.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/709938
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Life Sciences > School of Biology
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/504906
Depositing User: Liu, Mr Zhenxing
Date Deposited: 24 Mar 2014 13:52
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 16:32
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/2589

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