Iman Bhattacharya

Overexpression of enhanced yellow fluorescent protein fused with Channelrhodopsin-2 causes contractile dysfunction in skeletal muscle

This study shows that overexpressing ChR2-EYFP in skeletal muscle causes contractile dysfunction, while ChR2-only mice show normal function, highlighting the need for alternative optogenetic models.

Deletion of Fibroblast growth factor 9 globally and in skeletal muscle results in enlarged tuberosities at sites of deltoid tendon attachments

This study shows that deletion of Fgf9 in mice leads to enlarged deltoid tuberosities, suggesting a role for Fgf9 in muscle-bone interactions during development.