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Pathogenesis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by myozenin 2 mutations is independent of calcineurin activity
Author(s) -
Alessandra Ruggiero,
Suet Nee Chen,
Raffaella Lombardi,
Gabriela Rodrı́guez,
Ali J. Marian
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
cardiovascular research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.774
H-Index - 219
eISSN - 1755-3245
pISSN - 0008-6363
DOI - 10.1093/cvr/cvs294
Subject(s) - calcineurin , transgene , genetically modified mouse , biology , mutant , pathogenesis , microbiology and biotechnology , endocrinology , medicine , gene , immunology , genetics , transplantation
The role of calcineurin protein phosphatase 2B (PP2B) in the pathogenesis of human hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) remains unsettled. We determined potential involvement of calcineurin in the pathogenesis of HCM caused by mutations in myozenin 2 (MYOZ2), an inhibitor of calcineurin.

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