“…BMP and FGF signaling pathways have previously been shown to be important for normal heart development including endocardial cushion formation, cushion elongation, and remodeling (Galvin et al, 2000;Gaussin et al, 2002;Delot et al, 2003;Jiao et al, 2003;Sugi et al, 2003Sugi et al, , 2004Somi et al, 2004;Ma et al, 2005;Lincoln et al, 2006a). A number of BMP ligands have been identified in the developing heart; in particular, BMP4 is expressed in the OFT myocardium adjacent to the endocardial cushions during early stages of valve development (Keyes et al, 2003).…”