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The small heart mutation reveals novel roles of Na+/K+-ATPase in maintaining ventricular cardiomyocyte morphology and viability in zebrafish.
Circulation research - 17 Sept 2004
Yuan Shipeng, Joseph Elaine M
Abstract excerpt
Forward genetic screens in zebrafish have been used to identify mutations in genes with important roles in organogenesis. One of these mutants, small heart, develops a diminutive and severely malformed heart and multiple developmental defects of the brain, ears, eyes, and kidneys. Using a positional cloning approach, we identify that the mutant gene encodes the zebrafish Na+/K+-ATPase alpha1B1 protein. Disruption...
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