title: Forkhead transcription factors and cardiovascular biology.
abstract: The Forkhead family of transcription factors modulates a wide variety of cellular functions in cardiovascular tissues. In this review article, we discuss recent advances in our understanding of regulation provided by the forkhead factors in cardiac myocytes and vascular cells.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Cardiology/Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: Kyriakos N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Papanicolaou
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Izumiya
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D006321:Heart / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D042583:Lymphangiogenesis; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors