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SUBMITTER: Chen JX
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3390172 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Jenny X JX Krane Markus M Deutsch Marcus-Andre MA Wang Li L Rav-Acha Moshe M Gregoire Serge S Engels Marc C MC Rajarajan Kuppusamy K Karra Ravi R Abel E Dale ED Wu Joe C JC Milan David D Wu Sean M SM
Circulation research 20120510 1
<h4>Rationale</h4>Direct reprogramming of fibroblasts into cardiomyocytes is a novel strategy for cardiac regeneration. However, the key determinants involved in this process are unknown.<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the efficiency of direct fibroblast reprogramming via viral overexpression of GATA4, Mef2c, and Tbx5 (GMT).<h4>Methods and results</h4>We induced GMT overexpression in murine tail tip fibroblasts (TTFs) and cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) from multiple lines of transgenic mice carrying diff ...[more]