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Growing Old Too Early: Skeletal Muscle Single Fiber Biomechanics in Ageing R349P Desmin Knock-in Mice Using the MyoRobot Technology.
International journal of molecular sciences - 31 Jul 2020
Pollmann Charlotte, Haug Michael, Reischl Barbara, Prölß Gerhard, Pöschel Thorsten, Rupitsch Stefan J, Clemen Christoph S, Schröder Rolf, Friedrich Oliver
Abstract excerpt
Muscle biomechanics relies on active motor protein assembly and passive strain transmission through cytoskeletal structures. The desmin filament network aligns myofibrils at the z-discs, provides nuclear-sarcolemmal anchorage and may also serve as memory for muscle repositioning following large strains. Our previous analyses of R349P desmin knock-in mice, an animal model for the human R350P desminopathy, already...
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