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Absence of the Z-disc protein α-actinin-3 impairs the mechanical stability of <i>Actn3KO</i> mouse fast-twitch muscle fibres without altering their contractile properties or twitch kinetics
2021-11-10
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> A common polymorphism (R577X) in the ACTN3 gene results in complete absence of the Z-disc protein α-actinin-3 from fast-twitch muscle fibres in ~16% of the world’s population. This single gene polymorphism has been subject to strong positive selection pressure during recent human evolution. Previously, using an Actn3KO mouse model, we have shown in fast-twitch muscles, ecc...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 07f5925c-c726-56f7-987b-0bffff07ef21
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.11.09.467867
