Abstract
Coarctation of the aorta is rarely associated with known gene defects. Blomstrand chondrodysplasia, caused by mutations in the parathyroid hormone receptor 1 (PTHR1) is associated with coarctation of the aorta in some cases, although it is unclear whether PTHR1 deficiency causes coarctation of the aorta directly. The zebrafish allows the study of vascular development using approaches not possible in other models. We therefore examined the effect of loss of function of PTHR1 or its ligand parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) on aortic formation in zebrafish.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1257-63 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2013 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Aorta
- Aortic Coarctation
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Homeodomain Proteins
- Male
- Models, Animal
- Mutation
- Neovascularization, Physiologic
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Receptor, Notch1
- Receptor, Parathyroid Hormone, Type 1
- Reference Values
- Signal Transduction
- Up-Regulation
- Zebrafish
- Zebrafish Proteins