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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Jonathan Epstein
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-23700 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Developmental cell 20100901 3
Regulation of chromatin structure via histone modification has recently received intense attention. Here, we demonstrate that the chromatin-modifying enzyme histone deacetylase 2 (Hdac2) functions with a small homeodomain factor, Hopx, to mediate deacetylation of Gata4, which is expressed by cardiac progenitor cells and plays critical roles in the regulation of cardiogenesis. In the absence of Hopx and Hdac2 in mouse embryos, Gata4 hyperacetylation is associated with a marked increase in cardiac ...[more]