p53, a tumor suppressor gene, shown to regulate turning fibroblasts into endothelial cells, reducing scarring, increasing function after heart attack.

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Researchers have discovered that fibroblasts, which normally give rise to scar tissue after a heart attack, can be turned into endothelial cells, which generate blood vessels to supply oxygen and nutrients to the injured regions of the heart, greatly reducing the damage done following heart attack.

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