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Genetic loss of calcineurin blocks mechanical overload-induced skeletal muscle fiber type switching but not hypertrophy.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 18 Jun 2004
Parsons Stephanie A, Millay Douglas P, Wilkins Benjamin J, Bueno Orlando F, Tsika Gretchen L, Neilson Joel R, Liberatore Christine M, Yutzey Katherine E, Crabtree Gerald R, Tsika Richard W, Molkentin Jeffery D
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The serine/threonine phosphatase calcineurin is an important regulator of calcium-activated intracellular responses in eukaryotic cells. In higher eukaryotes, calcium/calmodulin-mediated activation of calcineurin facilitates direct dephosphorylation and nuclear translocation of the transcription factor nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT). Recently, controversy has surrounded the role of calcineurin in...
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