Synemin isoforms differentially organize cell junctions and desmin filaments in neonatal cardiomyocytes

FASEB Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 137-148

  Lund, Linda M ^a   Kerr, Jaclyn P ^a   Lupinetti, Jenna ^a   Zhang, Yinghua ^a   Russell, Mary A ^b   Bloch, Robert J ^a   Bond, Meredith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intermediate filaments; Rat; Sarcolemma; Z disk

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNEMIN; BETA SYNEMIN; DESMIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SARCOMERE; SOLUBILITY;

ACTININ; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL ADHESION; DESMIN; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; ISOMERISM; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SARCOMERES; SOLUBILITY; VINCULIN;

RATTUS;

EID: 84855406603     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.10-179408     Document Type: Article

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