Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 107-118 , August 2007

Single amino acid substitutions define isoform-specific effects of troponin I on myofilament Ca2+ and pH sensitivity

  • Margaret V. Westfall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Section, University of Michigan, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, B560 MSRB II, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0686, USA
    • Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, MI 48109-0622, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Section, University of Michigan, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, B560 MSRB II, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0686, USA. Tel.: +1 734 615 8911; fax: +1 734 763 0323.
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  • Joseph M. Metzger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Section, University of Michigan, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, B560 MSRB II, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0686, USA

Received 12 December 2006 ,Revised 23 April 2007 ,Accepted 15 May 2007.

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PII: S0022-2828(07)01056-5

doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2007.05.017

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 107-118 , August 2007

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