Myofibril-Inducing RNA (MIR) is essential for tropomyosin expression and myofibrillogenesis in axolotl hearts

Myofibril-Inducing RNA (MIR) is essential for tropomyosin expression and myofibrillogenesis in axolotl hearts

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The Mexican axolotl, <it>Ambystoma mexicanum</it>, carries the naturally-occurring recessive mutant gene 'c' that results in a failure of homozygous (c/c) embryos to form hearts that beat because of an absence of organized myofibrils. Our pr...

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Main Authors: Lemanski Sharon L, Wang Jikui, Achary Mohan P, Athauda Gagani, Sferrazza Gian, Huang Xupei, Jia Pingping, Zhang Chi, Dube Dipak K, Lemanski Larry F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-09-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
Online Access:http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/16/1/81

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