The Functional Role of Calcineurin in Hypertrophy, Regeneration, and Disorders of Skeletal Muscle

Skeletal muscle uses calcium as a second messenger to respond and adapt to environmental stimuli. Elevations in intracellular calcium levels activate calcineurin, a serine/threonine phosphatase, resulting in the expression of a set of genes involved in the maintenance, growth, and remodeling of skel...

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Main Authors: Kunihiro Sakuma, Akihiko Yamaguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/721219