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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Main Authors: Wei Su, Stan W. van Wijk, Bianca J. J. M. Brundel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2022.986718/full