Ultrastructural analysis of development of myocardium in calreticulin-deficient mice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Calreticulin is a Ca<sup>2+ </sup>binding chaperone of the endoplasmic reticulum which influences gene expression and cell adhesion. The levels of both vinculin and N-cadherin are induced by calreticulin expression, which...

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Main Authors: Michalak Marek, Nakamura Kimitoshi, Zhang Xiaochu, Papp Sylvia, Lozyk Mira D, Opas Michal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-11-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/6/54