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Stabilised beta-catenin in postnatal ventricular myocardium leads to dilated cardiomyopathy and premature death.
Basic research in cardiology - 1 Sept 2010
Hirschy Alain, Croquelois Adrien, Perriard Evelyne, Schoenauer Roman, Agarkova Irina, Hoerstrup Simon P, Taketo Makoto M, Pedrazzini Thierry, Perriard Jean-Claude, Ehler Elisabeth
Abstract excerpt
Beta-catenin is a component of the intercalated disc in cardiomyocytes, but can also be involved in signalling and activation of gene transcription. We wanted to determine how long-term changes in beta-catenin expression levels would affect mature cardiomyocytes. Conditional transgenic mice that either lacked beta-catenin or that expressed a non-degradable form of beta-catenin in the adult ventricle were created....
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