Mice lacking fat storage-inducing transmembrane protein 2 show improved profiles upon pressure overload-induced heart failure

Fat storage-inducing transmembrane proteins 1 and 2 (FITM1 and FITM2, respectively) are transmembrane endoplasmic/sarcoplasmic reticulum proteins involved in lipid droplet formation. The physiological functions of FITM1 have only been reported in skeletal muscle, while those of FITM2 were analyzed u...

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Main Authors: Natsumi Nishihama, Takahiro Nagayama, Shinji Makino, Ryuta Koishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018323004