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MuRF1 mono-ubiquitinates TRα to inhibit T3-induced cardiac hypertrophy in vivo.
Journal of molecular endocrinology - 1 Apr 2016
Wadosky Kristine M, Berthiaume Jessica M, Tang Wei, Zungu Makhosi, Portman Michael A, Gerdes A Martin, Willis Monte S
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Thyroid hormone (TH) is recognized for its role in cellular metabolism and growth and participates in homeostasis of the heart. T3 activates pro-survival pathways including Akt and mTOR. Treatment with T3 after myocardial infarction is cardioprotective and promotes elements of physiological hypertrophic response after cardiac injury. Although T3 is known to benefit the heart, very little about its regulation at...
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