title: [Progress of the calcium signal pathway during cardiomyogenesis and cardiomyocyte differentiation].
abstract: The process of cardiomyogenesis and cardiomyocyte differentiation in vertebrates is complex, which is controlled by a series of cardiac embryonic genes. The underlying calcium signaling pathways are important to the expression of these genes. The role of calcium dependent transcription process, Ca2+/CaM/CaN/NF AT/GATA 4 transcription pathway and Ca2+/CaM/ CaMK/HDAC/MEF2 transcription pathway, in cardiomyogenesis and cardiomyocyte differentiation are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410 081, China. yuequnwang@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yue-Qun
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ming-Yao
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiu-Shan
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000235:genetics; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D006801:Humans; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D002147:Calmodulin; D014157:Transcription Factors; D002118:Calcium