Mena associates with Rac1 and modulates connexin 43 remodeling in cardiomyocytes

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 306, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ram, Rashmi ^a   Wescott, Andrew P ^a,b   Varandas, Katherine ^b   Dirksen, Robert T ^b   Blaxall, Burns C ^a,b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin 43; Heart failure; Mena

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CONNEXIN 43; DYE; MENA PROTEIN; PROTEIN; RAC1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SARCOLEMMA;

EID: 84891510446     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00749.2013     Document Type: Article

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