Search Results - "Fitzsimons, Daniel P."
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Cardiac MyBP-C Regulates the Rate and Force of Contraction in Mammalian Myocardium
Published in Circulation research (02-01-2015)“…Cardiac myosin–binding protein-C (cMyBP-C) is a thick filament-associated protein that seems to contribute to the regulation of cardiac contraction through…”
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RLC phosphorylation amplifies Ca2+ sensitivity of force in myocardium from cMyBP-C knockout mice
Published in The Journal of general physiology (03-04-2023)“…Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the leading genetic cause of heart disease. The heart comprises several proteins that work together to properly facilitate…”
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Differential roles of regulatory light chain and myosin binding protein‐C phosphorylations in the modulation of cardiac force development
Published in The Journal of physiology (15-03-2010)“…Phosphorylation of myosin regulatory light chain (RLC) by myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) and myosin binding protein‐C (cMyBP‐C) by protein kinase A (PKA)…”
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Phosphorylation of cardiac Myosin-binding protein-C is a critical mediator of diastolic function
Published in Circulation. Heart failure (01-05-2015)“…Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) accounts for ≈50% of all cases of HF and currently has no effective treatment. Diastolic…”
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Myosin binding protein-C phosphorylation is the principal mediator of protein kinase A effects on thick filament structure in myocardium
Published in Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology (01-11-2012)“…Abstract Phosphorylation of cardiac myosin binding protein-C (cMyBP-C) is a regulator of pump function in healthy hearts. However, the mechanisms of regulation…”
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Protein Kinase A-Mediated Phosphorylation of cMyBP-C Increases Proximity of Myosin Heads to Actin in Resting Myocardium
Published in Circulation research (01-08-2008)“…Protein kinase A-mediated (PKA) phosphorylation of cardiac myosin binding protein C (cMyBP-C) accelerates the kinetics of cross-bridge cycling and may relieve…”
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Overexpression of TEAD-1 in Transgenic Mouse Striated Muscles Produces a Slower Skeletal Muscle Contractile Phenotype
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (26-12-2008)“…TEA domain (TEAD) transcription factors serve important functional roles during embryonic development and in striated muscle gene expression. Our previous work…”
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Radial Displacement of Myosin Cross-bridges in Mouse Myocardium due to Ablation of Myosin Binding Protein-C
Published in Journal of molecular biology (16-03-2007)“…Myosin binding protein-C (cMyBP-C) is a thick filament accessory protein, which in cardiac muscle functions to regulate the kinetics of cross-bridge…”
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Regulation of contraction in mammalian striated muscles--the plot thick-ens
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Destabilization of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex without functional deficits in alpha-dystrobrevin null muscle
Published in PloS one (02-07-2008)“…Alpha-dystrobrevin is a component of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC) and is thought to have both structural and signaling roles in skeletal muscle…”
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Cardiac MyBP-C phosphorylation regulates the Frank-Starling relationship in murine hearts
Published in The Journal of general physiology (05-07-2021)“…The Frank-Starling relationship establishes that elevated end-diastolic volume progressively increases ventricular pressure and stroke volume in healthy…”
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Transgenic overexpression of γ-cytoplasmic actin protects against eccentric contraction-induced force loss in mdx mice
Published in Skeletal muscle (13-10-2011)“…γ-cytoplasmic (γ-cyto) actin levels are elevated in dystrophin-deficient mdx mouse skeletal muscle. The purpose of this study was to determine whether further…”
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Cooperative mechanisms underlie differences in myocardial contractile dynamics between large and small mammals
Published in The Journal of general physiology (06-11-2023)“…Ca2+ binding to troponin C (TnC) and myosin cross-bridge binding to actin act in a synergistic cooperative manner to modulate myocardial contraction and…”
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The W792R HCM missense mutation in the C6 domain of cardiac myosin binding protein-C increases contractility in neonatal mouse myocardium
Published in Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology (01-10-2024)“…Missense mutations in cardiac myosin binding protein C (cMyBP-C) are known to cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The W792R mutation in the C6 domain of…”
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Cross-bridge interaction kinetics in rat myocardium are accelerated by strong binding of myosin to the thin filament
Published in The Journal of physiology (15-01-2001)“…To determine the ability of strong-binding myosin cross-bridges to activate the myocardial thin filament, we examined the Ca 2+ dependence of force and…”
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Role of myosin heavy chain composition in kinetics of force development and relaxation in rat myocardium
Published in The Journal of physiology (15-11-1998)“…The effects of ventricular myosin heavy chain (MHC) composition on the kinetics of activation and relaxation were examined in both chemically skinned and…”
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cMyBP-C phosphorylation modulates the time-dependent slowing of unloaded shortening in murine skinned myocardium
Published in The Journal of general physiology (01-03-2021)“…In myocardium, phosphorylation of cardiac myosin-binding protein-C (cMyBP-C) is thought to modulate the cooperative activation of the thin filament by binding…”
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Deletion of Enigma Homologue from the Z-disc slows tension development kinetics in mouse myocardium
Published in The Journal of general physiology (06-05-2019)“…Enigma Homologue (ENH) is a component of the Z-disc, a structure that anchors actin filaments in the contractile unit of muscle, the sarcomere…”
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Ablation of Myosin-Binding Protein-C Accelerates Force Development in Mouse Myocardium
Published in Biophysical journal (01-06-2006)“…Myosin-binding protein-C (MyBP-C) is a thick filament-associated protein that binds tightly to myosin. Given that cMyBP-C may act to modulate cooperative…”
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Acting on an impulse (or two): Advantages of high-frequency tetanic onset in skeletal muscle
Published in The Journal of general physiology (06-03-2017)“…Moss et al. highlight why high-frequency bursts at the onset of tetany increase force development in fast-twitch skeletal muscle fibers…”
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