Desmin variants: Trigger for cardiac arrhythmias?
Desmin (DES) is a classical type III intermediate filament protein encoded by the DES gene. Desmin is abundantly expressed in cardiac, skeletal, and smooth muscle cells. In these cells, desmin interconnects several protein-protein complexes that cover cell-cell contact, intracellular organelles such...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2022.986718/full |