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Calpain 3 deficiency affects SERCA expression and function in the skeletal muscle.
Expert reviews in molecular medicine - 8 Apr 2016
Toral-Ojeda Ivan, Aldanondo Garazi, Lasa-Elgarresta Jaione, Lasa-Fernández Haizpea, Fernández-Torrón Roberto, López de Munain Adolfo, Vallejo-Illarramendi Ainara
Abstract excerpt
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (LGMD2A) is a form of muscular dystrophy caused by mutations in calpain 3 (CAPN3). Several studies have implicated Ca2+ dysregulation as an underlying event in several muscular dystrophies, including LGMD2A. In this study we used mouse and human myotube cultures, and muscle biopsies in order to determine whether dysfunction of sarco/endoplasmatic Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) is...
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