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Review
. 2021 Jan;21(1):2-11.
doi: 10.1007/s12012-020-09609-y. Epub 2020 Oct 1.

The Pivotal Role of Mitsugumin 53 in Cardiovascular Diseases

Wenhua Jiang  1 , Manling Liu  2 , Chunhu Gu  3 , Heng Ma  4
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Review

The Pivotal Role of Mitsugumin 53 in Cardiovascular Diseases

Wenhua Jiang et al. Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

The MG53 (also known as TRIM72) is a conserved, muscle-specific tripartite motif family protein that is abundantly expressed in cardiac or skeletal muscle and present in circulation. Recently, the MG53 had been hypothesized to serve a dual role in the heart: involving in repairing cell membranes that protect myocardial function while acting as an E3 ligase to trigger insulin resistance and cardiovascular complications. This review discusses the roles of MG53 in cardiac physiological function with emphasis on MG53 protective function in the heart and its negative impact on the myocardium due to the continuous elevation of MG53. Besides, this work reviewed the significance of MG53 as a potential therapeutic in human cardiovascular diseases. Despite the expression of MG53 being rare in the human, thus exogenous MG53 can potentially be a new treatment for human cardiovascular diseases. Notably, the specific mechanism of MG53 in cardiovascular diseases remains elusive.

Keywords: Cardiovascular diseases; Insulin resistance; Ischemic cardiomyopathy; MG53.

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