Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1194-1205 , June 2010

Cardiomyocyte-targeted overexpression of the coxsackie–adenovirus receptor causes a cardiomyopathy in association with β-catenin signaling

  • Laura Caruso

      Affiliations

    • Cell Biology Program, Research Institute, Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    • ,
  • Stella Yuen

      Affiliations

    • Cell Biology Program, Research Institute, Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    • ,
  • Julie Smith

      Affiliations

    • Cell Biology Program, Research Institute, Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    • ,
  • Mansoor Husain

      Affiliations

    • Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Mary Anne Opavsky

      Affiliations

    • Cell Biology Program, Research Institute, Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    • Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Cell Biology Program, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Rm 7317 Black Wing, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8. Tel.: +1 416 813 6625; fax: +1 416 813 5032.

Received 1 September 2009 ,Revised 29 December 2009 ,Accepted 30 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2010.01.022

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1194-1205 , June 2010

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