Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-23-2006
Abstract
Background: Cadherins are cell surface adhesion molecules that play important roles in development of vertebrate tissues and organs. We studied cadherin2 expression in developing zebrafish heart using in situ hybridization and immunocytochemical methods, and we found that cadherin2 was strongly expressed by the myocardium of the embryonic zebrafish. To gain insight into cadherin2 role in the formation and function of the heart, we analyzed cardiac differentiation and performance in a cadherin2 mutant, glass onion (glo).
Publication Title
BMC Developmental Biology
Volume
6
Issue
23
Recommended Citation
Bagatto, Brian; Francl, Jessie; Liu, Bei; and Liu, Qin, "Cadherin2 (N-Cadherin) Plays An Essential Role in Zebrafish Cardiovascular Development" (2006). Biology Faculty Research. 9.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/biology_ideas/9
Comments
© 2007 Kramer et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.