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Enteroviral Protease 2A Directly Cleaves Dystrophin and Is Inhibited by a Dystrophin-based Substrate Analogue
1 Apr 2000
Abstract excerpt
Enteroviruses such as Coxsackievirus B3 can cause dilated cardiomyopathy through unknown pathological mechanism(s). Dystrophin is a large extrasarcomeric cytoskeletal protein whose genetic deficiency causes hereditary dilated cardiomyopathy. In addition, we have recently shown that dystrophin is proteolytically cleaved by the Coxsackievirus protease 2A leading to functional impairment and morphological...
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