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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-12-28
pubmed:abstractText
The epicardial epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is hypothesized to generate cardiovascular progenitor cells that differentiate into various cell types, including coronary smooth muscle and endothelial cells, perivascular and cardiac interstitial fibroblasts and cardiomyocytes. Here we show that an epicardial-specific knockout of the gene encoding Wilms' tumor-1 (Wt1) leads to a reduction in mesenchymal progenitor cells and their derivatives. We show that Wt1 is essential for repression of the epithelial phenotype in epicardial cells and during embryonic stem cell differentiation through direct transcriptional regulation of the genes encoding Snail (Snai1) and E-cadherin (Cdh1), two of the major mediators of EMT. Some mesodermal lineages do not form in Wt1-null embryoid bodies, but this effect is rescued by the expression of Snai1, underscoring the importance of EMT in generating these differentiated cells. These new insights into the molecular mechanisms regulating cardiovascular progenitor cells and EMT will shed light on the pathogenesis of heart diseases and may help the development of cell-based therapies.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1546-1718
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
89-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-27
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Cadherins, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Cardiovascular System, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Embryo, Mammalian, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Embryonic Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Epithelium, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Gene Knock-In Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Green Fluorescent Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Immunoblotting, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Mesoderm, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Pericardium, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20023660-WT1 Proteins
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Wt1 is required for cardiovascular progenitor cell formation through transcriptional control of Snail and E-cadherin.
pubmed:affiliation
MRC Human Genetics Unit and Institute for Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Edinburgh, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't