SMAD4: A critical regulator of cardiac neural crest cell fate and vascular smooth muscle development.
Brianna E AlexanderHuaning ZhaoSophie AstrofPublished in: Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists (2023)
NCs, vSMCs around the PAAs arose from a different progenitor source, rescuing AAA morphogenesis. These findings shed light on the remarkable plasticity of developmental mechanisms governing AAA development.