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Phenotypical features of long Q-T syndrome in transgenic mice expressing human Na-K-ATPase alpha(3)-isoform in hearts.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Nov 2000
O'Brien S E, Apkon M, Berul C I, Patel H T, Saupe K, Spindler M, Ingwall J S, Zahler R
Abstract excerpt
To understand why the adult human heart expresses three isoforms of the sodium pump, we generated transgenic mice (TGM) with 2.3- to 5. 5-fold overexpression of the human alpha(3)-isoform of Na-K-ATPase in the heart. Hearts from the TGM had increased maximal Na-K-ATPase activity and ouabain affinity compared with control hearts, even though the density of Na-K-ATPase pump sites (of all isoforms) was similar to...
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