IIb or not IIb? Regulation of myosin heavy chain gene expression in mice and men

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>While the myosin heavy chain IIb isoform (MyHC-IIb) is the predominant motor protein in most skeletal muscles of rats and mice, the messenger RNA (mRNA) for this isoform is only expressed in a very small subset of specialized muscles...

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Main Authors: Harrison Brooke C, Allen David L, Leinwand Leslie A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:Skeletal Muscle
Online Access:http://www.skeletalmusclejournal.com/content/1/1/5