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Perspectives On: Sgp Symposium On Mitochondrial Physiology And Medicine: Mitochondria Take Center Stage., Shey-Shing Sheu, Robert T Dirksen, Edward N Pugh
Perspectives On: Sgp Symposium On Mitochondrial Physiology And Medicine: Mitochondria Take Center Stage., Shey-Shing Sheu, Robert T Dirksen, Edward N Pugh
Center for Translational Medicine Faculty Papers
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Loss Of Αt-Catenin Alters The Hybrid Adhering Junctions In The Heart And Leads To Dilated Cardiomyopathy And Ventricular Arrhythmia Following Acute Ischemia., Jifen Li, Steven Goossens, Jolanda Van Hengel, Erhe Gao, Lan Cheng, Koen Tyberghein, Xiying Shang, Riet De Rycke, Frans Van Roy, Glenn L Radice
Loss Of Αt-Catenin Alters The Hybrid Adhering Junctions In The Heart And Leads To Dilated Cardiomyopathy And Ventricular Arrhythmia Following Acute Ischemia., Jifen Li, Steven Goossens, Jolanda Van Hengel, Erhe Gao, Lan Cheng, Koen Tyberghein, Xiying Shang, Riet De Rycke, Frans Van Roy, Glenn L Radice
Center for Translational Medicine Faculty Papers
It is generally accepted that the intercalated disc (ICD) required for mechano-electrical coupling in the heart consists of three distinct junctional complexes: adherens junctions, desmosomes and gap junctions. However, recent morphological and molecular data indicate a mixing of adherens junctional and desmosomal components, resulting in a 'hybrid adhering junction' or 'area composita'. The α-catenin family member αT-catenin, part of the N-cadherin-catenin adhesion complex in the heart, is the only α-catenin that interacts with the desmosomal protein plakophilin-2 (PKP2). Thus, it has been postulated that αT-catenin might serve as a molecular integrator of the two adhesion complexes in the area composita. …