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Sarcomere integrated biosensor detects myofilament-activating ligands in real time during twitch contractions in live cardiac muscle.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology - 1 Oct 2020
Vetter Anthony D, Martin Ashley A, Thompson Brian R, Thomas David D, Metzger Joseph M
Abstract excerpt
The sarcomere is the functional unit of cardiac muscle, essential for normal heart function. To date, it has not been possible to study, in real time, thin filament-based activation dynamics in live cardiac muscle. We report here results from a cardiac troponin C (TnC) FRET-based biosensor integrated into the cardiac sarcomere via stoichiometric replacement of endogenous TnC. The TnC biosensor provides, for the...
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