A null mutation of Hhex results in abnormal cardiac development,defective vasculogenesis and elevated Vegfa levels
Hallaq H, Pinter E, Enciso J, McGrath J, Zeiss C, Brueckner M, Madri J, Jacobs HC, Wilson CM, Vasavada H, Jiang X, Bogue CW. A null mutation of Hhex results in abnormal cardiac development,defective vasculogenesis and elevated Vegfa levels. Development 2004, 131: 5197-5209. PMID: 15459110, DOI: 10.1242/dev.01393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial-mesenchymal transformationVEGFA levelsVentricular septal defectVascular endothelial growth factorDefective vasculogenesisEndothelial growth factorEndocardial cushionsInhibitor of VEGFVascular developmentTract abnormalitiesSeptal defectSFlt-1Right ventricleNormal liverVentral foregut endodermNormal cardiovascular developmentReceptor 1Abnormal cardiac developmentGrowth factorNull mutationVentral foregutAberrant developmentCompact myocardiumAV explantsE8.5-9.0