Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

Endothelial deletion of PTBP1 disrupts ventricular chamber development

  • Hongyu Liu,
  • Ran Duan,
  • Xiaoyu He,
  • Jincu Qi,
  • Tianming Xing,
  • Yahan Wu,
  • Liping Zhou,
  • Lingling Wang,
  • Yujing Shao,
  • Fulei Zhang,
  • Huixing Zhou,
  • Xingdong Gu,
  • Bowen Lin,
  • Yuanyuan Liu,
  • Yan Wang,
  • Yi Liu,
  • Li Li,
  • Dandan Liang,
  • Yi-Han Chen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37409-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Alternative splicing crucially affects various biological processes, however, its function in heart development is largely unknown. Here, the authors show an essential role of alternative splicing factor PTBP1 in ventricular chamber development.