Dual role for CXCL12 signaling in semilunar valve development

Summary: Cxcl12-null embryos have dysplastic, misaligned, and hyperplastic semilunar valves (SLVs). In this study, we show that CXCL12 signaling via its receptor CXCR4 fulfills distinct roles at different stages of SLV development, acting initially as a guidance cue to pattern cellular distribution...

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Main Authors: Liam A. Ridge, Dania Kewbank, Dagmar Schütz, Ralf Stumm, Peter J. Scambler, Sarah Ivins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Cell Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124721010482