Vestigial-like 2 contributes to normal muscle fiber type distribution in mice

Abstract Skeletal muscle is composed of heterogeneous populations of myofibers that are classified as slow- and fast-twitch fibers. The muscle fiber-type is regulated in a coordinated fashion by multiple genes, including transcriptional factors and microRNAs (miRNAs). However, players involved in th...

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Main Authors: Masahiko Honda, Kyoko Hidaka, So-ichiro Fukada, Ryo Sugawa, Manabu Shirai, Masahito Ikawa, Takayuki Morisaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07149-0