A novel desmocollin-2 mutation reveals insights into the molecular link between desmosomes and gap junctions

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 711-718

  Gehmlich, Katja ^a,e   Lambiase, Pier D ^a   Asimaki, Angeliki ^b   Ciaccio, Edward J ^c   Ehler, Elisabeth ^d   Syrris, Petros ^a   Saffitz, Jeffrey E ^b   McKenna, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Conduction; Connexin43; Desmocollin 2; Desmoglein 2; Desmosome; Functional studies; Gap junction; Mutation; Plakoglobin

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 4; DESMOCOLLIN; DESMOCOLLIN 2; DESMOGLEIN 2; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MISSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; CONNEXIN 43; DESMOCOLLINS; DESMOSOMES; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS;

EID: 79955397673     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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