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Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy-related cadherin variants affect desmosomal binding kinetics.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology - 1 Oct 2024
Göz Manuel, Pohl Greta, Steinecker Sylvia M, Walhorn Volker, Milting Hendrik, Anselmetti Dario
Abstract excerpt
Cadherins are calcium dependent adhesion proteins that establish and maintain the intercellular mechanical contact by bridging the gap between adjacent cells. Desmoglein-2 (Dsg2) and desmocollin-2 (Dsc2) are tissue specific cadherin isoforms of the cell-cell contact in cardiac desmosomes. Mutations in the DSG2-gene and in the DSC2-gene are related to arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) a rare...
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