Knock out of the intracellular calcium conducting ion channel Mitsugumin 23 (MG23) protects against pressure overload induced left ventricular hypertrophy and cardiac dysfunction.
A. M. Dorward, G. B. Robertson, C. Sneddon, C. L. O'Rourke, I. H. Um, D. J. Harrison, M. Nishi, H. Takeshima, C. Murdoch, S. J. Pitt
This study shows that knocking out MG23 protects against pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction by reducing Ca2+ leak from the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2024 · PreprintPhysiology