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BDNF modulates heart contraction force and long-term homeostasis through truncated TrkB.T1 receptor activation.
The Journal of cell biology - 14 Sept 2015
Fulgenzi Gianluca, Tomassoni-Ardori Francesco, Babini Lucia, Becker Jodi, Barrick Colleen, Puverel Sandrine, Tessarollo Lino
Abstract excerpt
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is critical for mammalian development and plasticity of neuronal circuitries affecting memory, mood, anxiety, pain sensitivity, and energy homeostasis. Here we report a novel unexpected role of BDNF in regulating the cardiac contraction force independent of the nervous system innervation. This function is mediated by the truncated TrkB.T1 receptor expressed in...
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