Heavy and light roles: Myosin in the morphogenesis of the heart

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1221-1239

  England, Jennifer ^a   Loughna, Siobhan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital heart defects; Development; Heart; Myosin; Myosin heavy chain; Myosin light chain; Sarcomere

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 10; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 11; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 14; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 3; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 6; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 7; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 7B; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 9; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN 2; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN 3; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN 4; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN 7; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC CODE; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 10 GENE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 11 GENE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 14 GENE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 3 GENE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 6 GENE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 7 GENE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 7B GENE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN 9 GENE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN GENE; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN 2 GENE; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN 3 GENE; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN 4 GENE; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN 7 GENE; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANIMALS; HEART; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORPHOGENESIS; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOCARDIUM; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84876673531     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1131-1     Document Type: Review

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