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Abstract
The primitive chordate Ciona intestinalis has emerged as a significant model system for the study of heart development. The Ciona embryo employs a conserved heart gene network in the context of extremely low cell numbers and reduced genetic redundancy. Here, I review recent studies on the molecular genetics of Ciona cardiogenesis as well as classic work on heart anatomy and physiology. I also discuss the potential of employing Ciona to decipher a comprehensive chordate gene network and to determine how this network controls heart morphogenesis.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17223594 PMCID: PMC1857341 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2006.12.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Cell Dev Biol ISSN: 1084-9521 Impact factor: 7.727