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Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy related DSG2 mutations affect desmosomal cadherin binding kinetics.
Scientific reports - 23 Oct 2017
Dieding Mareike, Debus Jana Davina, Kerkhoff Raimund, Gaertner-Rommel Anna, Walhorn Volker, Milting Hendrik, Anselmetti Dario
Abstract excerpt
Cadherins are calcium dependent adhesion proteins that establish the intercellular mechanical contact by bridging the gap to adjacent cells. Desmoglein-2 (Dsg2) is a specific cadherin of the cell-cell contact in cardiac desmosomes. Mutations in the DSG2-gene are regarded to cause arrhythmogenic (right ventricular) cardiomyopathy (ARVC) which is a rare but severe heart muscle disease. The molecular pathomechanisms...
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