期刊
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
卷 31, 期 3, 页码 414-421出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9616-x
关键词
Transcription factor; Heart valve; Development
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL082716-04, R01 HL082716] Funding Source: Medline
- PHS HHS [HLR0182716] Funding Source: Medline
The development and normal function of the heart valves requires complex interactions among signaling molecules, transcription factors and structural proteins that are tightly regulated in time and space. Here we review the roles of critical transcription factors that are required for specific aspects of normal valve development. The early progenitors of the heart valves are localized in endocardial cushions that express transcription factors characteristic of mesenchyme, including Twist1, Tbx20, Msx1 and Msx2. As the valve leaflets mature, they are composed of complex stratified extracellular matrix proteins that are regulated by the transcriptional functions of NFATc1, Sox9, and Scleraxis. Each of these factors has analogous functions in differentiation of related connective tissue lineages. Together, the precise timing and localized functions of specific transcription factors control cell proliferation, differentiation, elongation, and remodeling processes that are necessary for normal valve structure and function. In addition, there is increasing evidence that these same transcription factors contribute to congenital, as well as degenerative, valve disease.
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