CRISPR/Cas9-mediated nexilin deficiency interferes with cardiac contractile function in zebrafish in vivo

Abstract Nexilin (NEXN) plays a crucial role in stabilizing the sarcomeric Z-disk of striated muscle fibers and, when mutated, leads to dilated cardiomyopathy in humans. Due to its early neonatal lethality in mice, the detailed impact of the constitutive homozygous NEXN knockout on heart and skeleta...

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Main Authors: Janessa Hofeichner, Bernd Martin Gahr, Magdalena Huber, Alena Boos, Wolfgang Rottbauer, Steffen Just
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50065-9