Pathological ventricular remodeling: mechanisms: part 1 of 2

JS Burchfield, M **e, JA Hill - Circulation, 2013 - ahajournals.org
Despite declines in heart failure morbidity and mortality with current therapies,
rehospitalization rates remain distressingly high, substantially affecting individuals, society …

Titin (TTN): from molecule to modifications, mechanics, and medical significance

CM Loescher, AJ Hobbach… - Cardiovascular research, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The giant sarcomere protein titin is a major determinant of cardiomyocyte stiffness and
contributor to cardiac strain sensing. Titin-based forces are highly regulated in health and …

α-myosin heavy chain lactylation maintains sarcomeric structure and function and alleviates the development of heart failure

N Zhang, Y Zhang, J Xu, P Wang, B Wu, S Lu, X Lu… - Cell research, 2023 - nature.com
The sarcomeric interaction of α-myosin heavy chain (α-MHC) with Titin is vital for cardiac
structure and contraction. However, the mechanism regulating this interaction in normal and …

Titin mutations in iPS cells define sarcomere insufficiency as a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy

JT Hinson, A Chopra, N Nafissi, WJ Polacheck… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Human mutations that truncate the massive sarcomere protein titin [TTN-truncating variants
(TTNtvs)] are the most common genetic cause for dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), a major …

Molecular basis of physiological heart growth: fundamental concepts and new players

M Maillet, JH Van Berlo, JD Molkentin - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2013 - nature.com
The heart hypertrophies in response to developmental signals as well as increased
workload. Although adult-onset hypertrophy can ultimately lead to disease, cardiac …

Coronary microvascular dysfunction in hypertrophy and heart failure

PG Camici, C Tschöpe, MF Di Carli… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy (LVH) is a growth in left myocardial mass mainly caused by
increased cardiomyocyte size. LVH can be a physiological adaptation to physical exercise …

Gigantic business: titin properties and function through thick and thin

WA Linke, N Hamdani - Circulation research, 2014 - ahajournals.org
The giant protein titin forms a unique filament network in cardiomyocytes, which engages in
both mechanical and signaling functions of the heart. TTN, which encodes titin, is also a …

Titin gene and protein functions in passive and active muscle

WA Linke - Annual review of physiology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The thin and thick filaments of muscle sarcomeres are interconnected by the giant protein
titin, which is a scaffolding filament, signaling platform, and provider of passive tension and …

Patterns of disease progression in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: an individualized approach to clinical staging

I Olivotto, F Cecchi, C Poggesi… - Circulation: Heart …, 2012 - ahajournals.org
LVEF indicates left ventricular ejection fraction; CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance; LGE, late
gadolinium enhancement; TDI, tissue Doppler imaging; LVOTO, left ventricular outflow tract …

Dynamics of genome reorganization during human cardiogenesis reveal an RBM20-dependent splicing factory

A Bertero, PA Fields, V Ramani, G Bonora… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Functional changes in spatial genome organization during human development are poorly
understood. Here we report a comprehensive profile of nuclear dynamics during human …