Targeted deletion of Puma attenuates cardiomyocyte death and improves cardiac function during ischemia-reperfusion

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The p53-upregulated modulator of apoptosis (Puma), a BH3-only member of the Bcl-2 protein family, is required for p53-dependent and -independent forms of apoptosis and has been implicated in the pathomechanism of several diseases, including cancer, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and ischemic brain disease. The role of Puma in cardiomyocyte death, however, has not been analyzed. On the basis of the ability of...

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