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Genetic and epigenetic regulation of cardiomyocytes in development, regeneration and disease

Miao Cui1, Zhaoning Wang1, Rhonda Bassel-Duby1

  • 1Department of Molecular Biology, Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, and Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.

Development (Cambridge, England)
|December 22, 2018
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Understanding cardiomyocyte development and function is crucial for heart health. This review explores genetic and epigenetic factors controlling cardiomyocyte growth, regeneration, and disease, offering insights for treating heart injury.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Biology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Epigenetics

Background:

  • Cardiomyocytes are essential for heart function throughout life.
  • Their development and behavior involve intricate genetic and epigenetic regulation.
  • Dysregulation contributes to heart disease and impaired regeneration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advances in understanding cardiomyocyte control.
  • To focus on regulators impacting both heart development and disease.
  • To highlight principles for cardiac regeneration.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of genetic and epigenetic studies.
  • Analysis of transcription factors and epigenetic modifications.
  • Focus on conserved regulatory mechanisms.

Main Results:

  • Identified key transcription factors and epigenetic modifiers crucial for cardiomyocyte differentiation and proliferation.
  • Highlighted regulators common to heart development and disease states.
  • Emphasized the role of these factors in cardiac regeneration.

Conclusions:

  • Genetic and epigenetic factors orchestrate cardiomyocyte fate and function.
  • Understanding these regulators is key to developing therapies for heart disease.
  • Targeting regenerative principles may restore adult heart function.

Keywords:
Cardiac disease remodelingCardiac transcription factorsCardiogenesisEpigenetic regulatorHeart regeneration

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