Early signs of architectural and biomechanical failure in isolated myofibers and immortalized myoblasts from desmin-mutant knock-in mice

Abstract In striated muscle, desmin intermediate filaments interlink the contractile myofibrillar apparatus with mitochondria, nuclei, and the sarcolemma. The desmin network’s pivotal role in myocytes is evident since mutations in the human desmin gene cause severe myopathies and cardiomyopathies. H...

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Main Authors: Stefanie Diermeier, Julian Iberl, Kristina Vetter, Michael Haug, Charlotte Pollmann, Barbara Reischl, Andreas Buttgereit, Sebastian Schürmann, Marina Spörrer, Wolfgang H. Goldmann, Ben Fabry, Fatiha Elhamine, Robert Stehle, Gabriele Pfitzer, Lilli Winter, Christoph S. Clemen, Harald Herrmann, Rolf Schröder, Oliver Friedrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01485-x