Trypanosoma cruzi down-regulates mechanosensitive proteins in cardiomyocytes
BACKGROUND Cardiac physiology depends on coupling and electrical and mechanical coordination through the intercalated disc. Focal adhesions offer mechanical support and signal transduction events during heart contraction-relaxation processes. Talin links integrins to the actin cytoskeleton and serv...
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
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