Cardiomyopathy-related Mutation (A30V) in Mouse Cardiac Troponin T Divergently Alters the Magnitude of Stretch Activation in α- and β-myosin Heavy Chain Fibers
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New & Noteworthy: The differential impact of α- and β-myosin heavy chain (MHC) on contractile dynamics causes a mutant cardiac troponin T (TnT) to differently modulate cardiac contractile function. TnT attenuated Ca-activated maximal tension and length-mediated cross-bridge recruitment against α-MHC but augmented these parameters against β-MHC, suggesting divergent contractile phenotypes.
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