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Tropomyosin 1: Multiple roles in the developing heart and in the formation of congenital heart defects.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology - 1 May 2017
England Jennifer, Granados-Riveron Javier, Polo-Parada Luis, Kuriakose Diji, Moore Christopher, Brook J David, Rutland Catrin S, Setchfield Kerry, Gell Christopher, Ghosh Tushar K, Bu'Lock Frances, Thornborough Christopher, Ehler Elisabeth, Loughna Siobhan
Abstract excerpt
Tropomyosin 1 (TPM1) is an essential sarcomeric component, stabilising the thin filament and facilitating actin's interaction with myosin. A number of sarcomeric proteins, such as alpha myosin heavy chain, play crucial roles in cardiac development. Mutations in these genes have been linked to congenital heart defects (CHDs), occurring in approximately 1 in 145 live births. To date, TPM1 has not been associated...
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