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Cardiac-myocyte-specific excision of the vinculin gene disrupts cellular junctions, causing sudden death or dilated cardiomyopathy.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Nov 2007
Zemljic-Harpf Alice E, Miller Joel C, Henderson Scott A, Wright Adam T, Manso Ana Maria, Elsherif Laila, Dalton Nancy D, Thor Andrea K, Perkins Guy A, McCulloch Andrew D, Ross Robert S
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Vinculin is a ubiquitously expressed multiliganded protein that links the actin cytoskeleton to the cell membrane. In myocytes, it is localized in protein complexes which anchor the contractile apparatus to the sarcolemma. Its function in the myocardium remains poorly understood. Therefore, we de...
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