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The atrioventricular (AV) mesenchymal complex, consisting of the AV cushions, the Dorsal Mesenchymal Protrusion (DMP), and the mesenchymal cap, plays a crucial role in AV septation. Cells found in these structures derive from different cell lineages. In this study we have investigated the role of the transcription factor Sox9 in the Second Heart Field (SHF) with the emphasis on the formation of the atrioventricular septal complex. Using a mouse model in which Sox9 is conditionally deleted from the SHF we demonstrate that in this model virtually all mouse embryos develop septal abnormalities, including complete atrioventricular septal defects (cAVSDs) and isolated ventricular septal defects. Our morphological analyses indicate that perturbation of the development of the mesenchymal cap appears to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of the atrial septal defects observed in the AVSDs and suggests that this component of the AV mesenchymal complex might play a more important role in AV septation than previously appreciated.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcdd9110376","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,3]],"date-time":"2022-11-03T03:53:07Z","timestamp":1667447587000},"page":"376","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Sox9 Expression in the Second Heart Field; A Morphological Assessment of the Importance to Cardiac Development with Emphasis on Atrioventricular Septation"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Raymond N.","family":"Deepe","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jenna R.","family":"Drummond","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ren\u00e9lyn A.","family":"Wolters","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Emily A.","family":"Fitzgerald","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4067-2605","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hannah G.","family":"Tarolli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrew B.","family":"Harvey","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3805-9361","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andy","family":"Wessels","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"971","DOI":"10.1161\/CIRCRESAHA.107.162206","article-title":"Isl1 expression at the venous pole identifies a novel role for the second heart field in cardiac development","volume":"101","author":"Snarr","year":"2007","journal-title":"Circ. 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