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Tropomyosin 1 Promotes Platelet Adhesion and Clot Contraction Separate from Its Roles in Developmental Hematopoiesis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) link the Tropomyosin 1 (Tpm1) locus to quantitative blood trait variation, but related mechanisms are unclear. Tpm1 encodes an actin‐binding protein that regulates actin filament diversity, cell adhesion, signaling, and actomyosin contractility.
Po‐Lun Kung, Victor Tsao, Alina D Peshkova, Oscar A. Marcos‐Contreras, Kim Ha, Brian M Dulmovits, Nkemdilim Okoli, Anvi Sinha, Gennadiy Fonar, Rong Qiu, Rolf D Bates, Janelle Yeboah, Carson Shalaby, Tyler Truex, Soomin Jeong, Edna C Hardeman, Peter W Gunning, Vladimir R Muzykantov, Jacob W Myerson, Christopher S Thom   +19 more
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Effects of eccentric contraction on force enhancement in rat fast‐twitch muscle

Physiological Reports, 2023
The aim of this study was to elucidate the effects of eccentric contraction (ECC) on force enhancement in rat fast‐twitch skeletal muscle. Gastrocnemius (GAS) muscles were subjected to 200 ECCs in situ by electrical stimulation.
Jiayu Shi, Masanobu Wada
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Developmentally Inspired Bioprinting of Nascent Multicellular Human Heart Tissue Through in Situ Differentiation and Morphogenesis of iPSCs

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A developmentally inspired bioprinting approach enables the fabrication of pluripotent tissues that undergo shape‐morphing and in situ cardiac lineage specification. This method employs embedded bioprinting to deposit iPSCs within soft granular hydrogels to create pluripotent tissue constructs that undergo cell‐mediated shape morphogenesis.
Ankita Pramanick, Juhi Chakraborty, Orlaith Kennedy, Hey Wei Wong, Sogol Kianersi, Daniel Kelly, Vasileios Sergis, Abhay Pandit, Andrew C. Daly   +8 more
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Overexpression of Lifeact in the C. elegans body wall muscle causes sarcomere disorganization and embryonic or larval lethality

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Lifeact is a short peptide that is widely utilized as a probe for actin filaments in live imaging. However, high concentrations of Lifeact can alter actin filament dynamics and cause artificial modifications to the actin cytoskeleton.
Shoichiro Ono, Shoichiro Ono
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Classifying Cardiac Actin Mutations Associated With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Frontiers in Physiology, 2018
Mutations in the cardiac actin gene (ACTC1) are associated with the development of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). To date, 12 different ACTC1 mutations have been discovered in patients with HCM. Given the high degree of sequence conservation of actin
Evan A. Despond, John F. Dawson
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Sarcomeric dysfunction in heart failure [PDF]

Cardiovascular Research, 2007
Sarcomeric dysfunction plays a central role in reduced cardiac pump function in heart failure. This review focuses on the alterations in sarcomeric proteins in diseased myocardium that range from altered isoform expression to post-translational protein changes such as proteolysis and phosphorylation. Recent studies in animal models of heart failure and
Hamdani, N., Kooij, V., van Dijk, S.J., Merkus, D., Paulus, W.J., Remedios, C.D., Duncker, D.J., Stienen, G.J.M., van der Velden, J.   +8 more
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Enhancing Maturation of Human Neuromuscular Organoids via Electrical Stimulation

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A framework for on‐demand and non‐invasive exposure of human neuromuscular organoids (NMOs) to electrical stimuli is established to promote their maturation. The robustness and effectiveness of different stimulation regimes are evaluated via thorough characterization of organoid tissue structure and contraction capacity. Chronic electrical stimulation,
Chrysanthi‐Maria Moysidou, Inês Afonso Martins, Ismail Amr El‐Shimy, Iacopo Bicci, Donatella Cea, Christina Bukas, Isra Mekki, Mara‐Camelia Rusu, Aylin Nebol, Ines Lahmann, Marie Piraud, Enrico Klotzsch, Mina Gouti   +12 more
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Are the class 18 myosins Myo18A and Myo18B specialist sarcomeric proteins?

Frontiers in Physiology
Initially, the two members of class 18 myosins, Myo18A and Myo18B, appeared to exhibit highly divergent functions, complicating the assignment of class-specific functions.
Markus Horsthemke, Charles-Adrien Arnaud, Charles-Adrien Arnaud, Peter J. Hanley   +3 more
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Cyclic Mechanical Loading of Cardiomyocytes via Pressure‐Driven Non‐Planar Membrane Deformation in a Bioreactor System

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In this research article, Mansoor and coworkers present a novel device that applies controlled mechanical stimuli to cardiomyocytes using pressure‐driven membrane deformation. By exposing cells to physiologically and pathologically relevant loading conditions, the platform reproduces distinct structural, functional and molecular responses associated ...
Haris Mansoor, Gabrielle Juul, Jil Patel, Heran Pradhan, Gram Hepner, Jackson Jewell, Mark Bardin, Ryan Slusser, Abigail Glezer, Leda Klouda, Melikhan Tanyeri, Anita Saraf   +11 more
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Celastrol‐Loaded Conductive Hydrogel Mitigates Myocardial Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury and Restores Electrophysiological Function

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of the Pluronic F127 diacrylate/gelatin methacryloyl/poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate)/celastrol hydrogel (FGPC) for localized myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury treatment. FGPC combines sustained celastrol delivery with PEDOT:PSS‐mediated conductive support to attenuate acute oxidative/inflammatory ...
Shixin Wang, Shaojie Chen, Chengzong Li, Hongyi Cheng, Jincheng Jiao, Xiafeng Peng, Yike Zhang, Wei Sun, Feng Zhang, Chang Cui, Minglong Chen   +10 more
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