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Zaynab Hourani

University of Arizona

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The titin N2A-MARP signalosome constrains muscle longitudinal hypertrophy in response to stretch

Robbert J. van der Pijl, Jochen Gohlke, Joshua G. Strom, Eva L. Peters, Shengyi Shen, Stefan Conijn, Zaynab Hourani, Stephan Lange, Ju Chen, Paul R. Langlais, Siegfried Labeit, Henk L. M. Granzier, Coen A. C. Ottenheijm

The paper identifies MARPs as key modulators of titin-based mechanotransduction and shows mTORC1 regulates longitudinal muscle hypertrophy in response to stretch.

eLife · Jul 30, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology

Characterization of NEB mutations in patients reveals novel nemaline myopathy disease mechanisms and omecamtiv mecarbil force effects

Esmat Karimi, Mila van der Borgh, Johan Lindqvist, Jochen Gohlke, Zaynab Hourani, Justin S. Kolb, Stacy A. Cossette, Michael William Lawlor, Coen A. C. Ottenheijm, Henk L. M. Granzier

This study characterizes NEB mutations in NEM2 patients, revealing mechanisms of nebulin dysfunction and the potential therapeutic benefit of Omecamtiv mecarbil.

bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2023 · PreprintGenetics