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In genome‐wide association studies, genetic variants at the CASZ1 locus have been reproducibly associated with blood pressure traits and hypertension, suggesting its involvement in vascular or smooth muscle regulatory mechanisms."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "1"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": " In the developing heart, CASZ1 is expressed in cardiomyocytes and is essential for proper cell cycle progression, proliferation, and myocardial morphogenesis; loss of CASZ1 impairs cardiomyocyte proliferation, promotes cell cycle arrest, and contributes to congenital defects as well as dilated cardiomyopathy in both experimental models and humans."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "3", "end_ref": "5"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": " In neural tissues, CASZ1 has been characterized as a critical modulator of neural fate determination and functions as a tumor suppressor in neuroblastoma. Low expression of CASZ1 is strongly correlated with high-risk features, whereas restoration of its function induces differentiation, enhances cell adhesion, delays cell cycle progression, diminishes migratory capacity, and suppresses tumorigenicity."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "6", "end_ref": "8"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": " Mechanistically, CASZ1 orchestrates transcriptional programs by engaging epigenetic co‐factors such as the nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase (NuRD) complex; precise domains responsible for its nuclear localization and transcriptional activity have been mapped, underscoring the importance of its structure–function relationship in both normal development and tumor suppression."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "9", "end_ref": "11"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": " Moreover, CASZ1 activity can be modulated by pharmacologic agents, as exemplified by studies in neuroblastoma cells where histone deacetylase inhibition induced CASZ1 expression and contributed to pro‐apoptotic signaling through upregulation of downstream effectors such as the common neurotrophin receptor."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "12"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": " Together, these findings reveal that CASZ1 is a pivotal transcriptional regulator whose proper function is required for cardiovascular homeostasis, neural cell differentiation, and the suppression of oncogenic cell proliferation.\n "}]}, {"type": "rg", "children": [{"type": "r", "ref": 1, "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "Fumihiko Takeuchi, Masato Isono, Tomohiro Katsuya, et al. 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