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Amino-terminally truncated desmin rescues fusion of des(-/-) myoblasts but negatively affects cardiomyogenesis and smooth muscle development.
FEBS letters - 17 Jul 2002
Höllrigl Alexandra, Puz Sonja, Al-Dubai Haifa, Kim Jai Up, Capetanaki Yassemi, Weitzer Georg
Abstract excerpt
Desmin fulfils important functions in maintenance of muscle cells and mutations in the desmin gene have been linked to a variety of myopathies. To ascertain the role of desmin's amino-terminal domain in muscle cells we generated embryonic stem cells constitutively expressing desmin(Delta1-48) in a null background and investigated muscle cell development in vitro. Desmin(Delta1-48) lacking the first 48 amino acid...
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