Genetic and comparative mapping of genes dysregulated in mouse hearts lacking the Hand2 transcription factor gene

MP Villanueva, AR Aiyer, S Muller, MT Pletcher, X Liu… - Genomics, 2002 - Elsevier
The helix-loop-helix transcription factor HAND2 plays a vital role in the development of the
heart, limb, facies, and other neural crest-derived structures. We used differential display …

The Hand1 and Hand2 transcription factors regulate expansion of the embryonic cardiac ventricles in a gene dosage-dependent manner

DG McFadden, AC Barbosa, JA Richardson… - 2005 - journals.biologists.com
The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors Hand1 and Hand2 display dynamic and
spatially restricted expression patterns in the developing heart. Mice that lack Hand2 die at …

DNA binding-dependent and-independent functions of the Hand2 transcription factor during mouse embryogenesis

N Liu, AC Barbosa, SL Chapman, S Bezprozvannaya… - 2009 - journals.biologists.com
The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor Hand2 is required for growth and
development of the heart, branchial arches and limb buds. To determine whether DNA …

Gene Replacement Strategies to Test the Functional Redundancy of Basic Helix–Loop–Helix Transcription Factor

AB Firulli, BA Firulli, J Wang, RH Rogers… - Pediatric cardiology, 2010 - Springer
Basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) transcription factors control developmental decisions for a
wide range of embryonic cell types. Hand1 and Hand2 are closely related bHLH proteins …

Hand factors as regulators of cardiac morphogenesis and implications for congenital heart defects

JW Vincentz, RM Barnes… - Birth Defects Research Part …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Almost 15 years of careful study have established the related basic Helix‐Loop‐Helix
(bHLH) transcription factors Hand1 and Hand2 as critical for heart development across …

Analysis of the Hand1 cell lineage reveals novel contributions to cardiovascular, neural crest, extra‐embryonic, and lateral mesoderm derivatives

RM Barnes, BA Firulli, SJ Conway… - Developmental …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The basic Helix‐Loop‐Helix (bHLH) transcription factors Hand1 and Hand2 play
critical roles in the development of multiple organ systems during embryogenesis. The …

Analysis of a Hand1 hypomorphic allele reveals a critical threshold for embryonic viability

BA Firulli, DP McConville, JS Byers III… - Developmental …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Loss‐of‐function analysis of the basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) transcription factor Hand1
indicates critical roles in development. In an effort to generate a Hand1 cDNA knock‐in …

A HANDful of questions: the molecular biology of the heart and neural crest derivatives (HAND)-subclass of basic helix–loop–helix transcription factors

AB Firulli - Gene, 2003 - Elsevier
The HAND subclass of basic Helix–loop–helix factors is comprised of two members HAND1
and HAND2. HAND genes are present within the genomes of organisms ranging from flies …

Early exclusion of hand1-deficient cells from distinct regions of the left ventricular myocardium in chimeric mouse embryos

PR Riley, M Gertsenstein, K Dawson, JC Cross - Developmental biology, 2000 - Elsevier
The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor gene Hand1 has been implicated in
development of the heart. However, the early lethality of Hand1-null mutant mouse embryos …

[HTML][HTML] MEF2-dependent recruitment of the HAND1 transcription factor results in synergistic activation of target promoters

S Morin, G Pozzulo, L Robitaille, J Cross… - Journal of Biological …, 2005 - ASBMB
HAND proteins are tissue-restricted members of the basic helix-loop-helix transcription
factor family that play critical roles in cell differentiation and organogenesis including …