Regrowing the heart, one TREE at a time.

Steimle, Jeffrey D; Martin, James F · Cell Stem Cell · 2023

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

While many animals can completely repair injured tissues, the mammalian heart possesses limited regenerative capabilities. Yan and Cigliola et al. show that AAV-mediated, zebrafish-derived tissue regeneration enhancer elements (TREEs) can direct pro-regenerative gene expression in injured cardiac tissue of mice and pigs that turn off following repair.

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