The genetic basis of cardiac function: dissection by zebrafish (Danio rerio) screens
| Autor: | Florence Pinet, Kerri S. Warren, Justina C. Wu, Mark C. Fishman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Cardiac function curve
Genetics Candidate gene Mutation animal structures biology Danio Heart biology.organism_classification medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease Phenotype General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Heart failure medicine Animals Humans General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Zebrafish Research Article Genetic screen |
| Zdroj: | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences. 355:939-944 |
| ISSN: | 1471-2970 0962-8436 |
| DOI: | 10.1098/rstb.2000.0629 |
| Popis: | The vertebrate heart differs from chordate ancestors both structurally and functionally. Genetic units of form, termed ‘modules’, are identifiable by mutation, both in zebrafish and mouse, and correspond to features recently acquired in evolution, such as the ventricular chamber or endothelial lining of the vessels and heart. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) genetic screens have provided a reasonably inclusive set of such genes. Normal cardiac function may also be disrupted by single–gene mutations in zebrafish. Individual mutations may perturb contractility or rhythm generation. The zebrafish mutations which principally disturb cardiac contractility fall into two broad phenotypic categories, ‘dilated’ and ‘hypertrophic’. Interestingly, these correspond to the two primary types of heart failure in humans. These disorders of early cardiac function provide candidate genes to be examined in complex human heart diseases, including arrhythmias and heart failure. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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