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Ectopic expression of tropomyosin promotes myofibrillogenesis in mutant axolotl hearts.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Dec 1998
Zajdel R W, McLean M D, Lemanski S L, Muthuchamy M, Wieczorek D F, Lemanski L F, Dube D K
Abstract excerpt
Expression of tropomyosin protein, an essential component of the thin filament, has been found to be drastically reduced in cardiac mutant hearts of the Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) with no formation of sarcomeric myofibrils. Therefore, this naturally occurring cardiac mutation is an appropriate model to examine the effects of delivering tropomyosin protein or tropomyosin cDNA into the deficient tissue....
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