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Phosphorylation of the Twist1-family basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors is involved in pathological cardiac remodeling.
PloS one - 29 Apr 2011
Lu Shuangshuang, Nie Junwei, Luan Qing, Feng Qiuting, Xiao Qi, Chang Zai, Shan Congjia, Hess Daniel, Hemmings Brian A, Yang Zhongzhou
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Twist1-family basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors including Twist1, Hand1 and Hand2, play an essential role in heart development and are implicated in pathological heart remodeling. Previously, it was reported that these bHLH transcription factors can be regulated by phosphorylation within the basic-helix I domain, which is involved in developmental processes such as limb formation...
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