MK2-deficient mice are bradycardic and display delayed hypertrophic remodelling in response to a chronic increase in afterload
M. Ruiz, M. Khairallah, D. Dingar, G. Vaniotis, R. J. Khairallah, B. Lauzier, S. Thibault, J. Trepanier, Y. Shi, A. Douillette, B. Hussein, S. A. Nawaito, P. Sahadevan, A. Nguyen, M.-A. Gillis, , B. G. Allen
This study examines the cardiac phenotype of MK2-deficient mice, finding altered autonomic regulation, increased metabolic gene expression, reduced mitochondrial Ca2+-sensitivity, and delayed hypertrophic remodeling in response to pressure overload.
bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2020Physiology