Desmosomes: emerging pathways and non-canonical functions in cardiac arrhythmias and disease

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Desmosomes are critical adhesion structures in cardiomyocytes, with mutation/loss linked to the heritable cardiac disease, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). Early studies revealed the ability of desmosomal protein loss to trigger ARVC disease features including structural remodeling, arrhythmias, and inflammation; however, the precise mechanisms contributing to diverse disease presentations...

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