In the future, this will help them work with stem cell-derived heart muscle cells.
Scientists have found out how heart muscle cells mature. The discovery was made by researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles, according to the material published in the journal Circulation.
In particular, in the course of their study, they found that the RNA splicing regulator RBFox1 is more common in heart cells in adults than in newborns.
After studying the process in more detail, the scientists said that controlling RNA splicing is vital in the maturation of heart cells after birth because it means that there is an RNA network that stimulates the cell maturation process.
Based on this discovery, scientists hope to create new treatments for heart disease by regenerating the heart.
Earlier, scientists discovered the smallest muscle in the human body in the ear.