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1001 ▼a Kam, Chen Yuan.
24510 ▼a Desmosomal Regulation of Gap Junction Dynamics and Cellular Contractility via Small GTPases: Implications for Cardiocutaneous Disease.
260 ▼a [S.l.]: ▼b Northwestern University., ▼c 2018.
260 1 ▼a Ann Arbor: ▼b ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, ▼c 2018.
300 ▼a 172 p.
500 ▼a Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-11(E), Section: B.
500 ▼a Adviser: Kathleen J. Green.
5021 ▼a Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northwestern University, 2018.
520 ▼a Desmoplakin (DP) is a component of desmosomes, critical adhesive complexes found in cardiac intercalated discs. DP is often mutated in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (AC), an inherited disorder that is a frequent cause of sudden cardiac death. Th
520 ▼a Gap junctions, comprised of connexin (Cx) molecules are specialized intercellular channels that are indispensable in the myocardium where they coordinate the propagation of electrical signals between cardiomyocytes. Here, we elucidate a mechanis
520 ▼a Loss of DP was also found to perturb the junctional localization and activation of RhoA GTPase signaling in cardiomyocytes. The small GTPase RhoA plays a fundamental role in regulating actomyosin contractility via its various downstream effector
520 ▼a Finally, we investigated Plakophilin-2 (PKP2), a desmosome component that is critical for DP expression and localization in cardiac cells, and its role in promoting fibrotic signaling pathways in cardiac cells. Loss of PKP2 led to the activation
590 ▼a School code: 0163.
650 4 ▼a Cellular biology.
650 4 ▼a Molecular biology.
690 ▼a 0379
690 ▼a 0307
71020 ▼a Northwestern University. ▼b Life Sciences.
7730 ▼t Dissertation Abstracts International ▼g 79-11B(E).
773 ▼t Dissertation Abstract International
790 ▼a 0163
791 ▼a Ph.D.
792 ▼a 2018
793 ▼a English
85640 ▼u http://www.riss.kr/pdu/ddodLink.do?id=T14997946 ▼n KERIS ▼z 이 자료의 원문은 한국교육학술정보원에서 제공합니다.
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