Junctophilin-2 at the intersection of arrhythmia and pathologic cardiac remodeling

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
² Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; The Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
³ Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; The Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas,; Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: wehrens@bcm.edu.

Editorial

Ann P Quick et al. Heart Rhythm. 2016 Mar.

. 2016 Mar;13(3):753-4.

doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.11.026. Epub 2015 Nov 17.

¹ Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
² Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; The Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
³ Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; The Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas,; Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: wehrens@bcm.edu.

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JPH-2 interacts with Cai-handling proteins and ion channels in dyads: Contribution to premature ventricular contraction-induced cardiomyopathy.
Jiang M, Zhang M, Howren M, Wang Y, Tan A, Balijepalli RC, Huizar JF, Tseng GN. Jiang M, et al. Heart Rhythm. 2016 Mar;13(3):743-52. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.10.037. Epub 2015 Oct 29. Heart Rhythm. 2016. PMID: 26538326 Free PMC article.

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