Anti-sense-mediated inhibition of expression of the novel striated tropomyosin isoform TPM1κ disrupts myofibril organization in embryonic axolotl hearts

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 840-848

  Zajdel, Robert W ^a   Denz, Christopher R ^a   Narshi, Aruna ^b   Dube, Syamalima ^a   Dube, Dipak K ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambystoma mexicanum; Contractility; Myofibrillar disarray; Transfection

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LIPOSOME; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN TPM1KAPPA; RIBONUCLEASE H; TROPOMYOSIN; TROPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ISOPROTEIN;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; AMPLICON; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXON; HEART MUSCLE CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; AMBYSTOMA; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMALS; HEART; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MYOCARDIUM; MYOFIBRILS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RNA, MESSENGER; TROPOMYOSIN;

EID: 24744464624     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20456     Document Type: Article

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