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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-08-01
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Series: | Cell Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124721010482 |