β-adrenergic activation may promote myosin light chain kinase degradation through calpain in pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy

Background: β-adrenergic activation is able to exacerbate cardiac hypertrophy. Myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) and its phosphorylated substrate, phospho-myosin light chain 2 (p-MLC2), play vital roles in regulating cardiac hypertrophy. However, it is not yet clear whether there is a relationship be...

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Main Authors: Shun Wang, Haixiong Wang, Xiaoling Su, Beilei Liu, Le Wang, Hui Yan, Shuai Mao, He Huang, Congxin Huang, Mian Cheng, Gang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332220306314