Zebrafish protein unlocks dormant genes for heart repair

ScienceDaily
Jan 2, 2025, 4:26 pm92 pts
Researchers have successfully repaired damaged mouse hearts using a protein from zebrafish. They discovered that the protein Hmga1 plays a key role in heart regeneration in zebrafish. In mice, this protein was able to restore the heart by activating dormant repair genes without causing side effects, such as…

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