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Cell biology of sarcomeric protein engineering: disease modeling and therapeutic potential.
Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) - 1 Sept 2014
Thompson Brian R, Metzger Joseph M
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The cardiac sarcomere is the functional unit for myocyte contraction. Ordered arrays of sarcomeric proteins, held in stoichiometric balance with each other, respond to calcium to coordinate contraction and relaxation of the heart. Altered sarcomeric structure-function underlies the primary basis of disease in multiple acquired and inherited heart disease states. Hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathies are...
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