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ArticleGenesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000)2013

Troponin T3 expression in skeletal and smooth muscle is required for growth and postnatal survival: characterization of Tnnt3(tm2a(KOMP)Wtsi) mice.

Yawen Ju, Jie Li, Chao Xie, Christopher T Ritchlin, Lianping Xing, Matthew J Hilton, Edward M Schwarz

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Article in Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000), 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yawen JuCenter for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York.
Jie Li
Chao Xie
Christopher T Ritchlin
Lianping Xing
Matthew J Hilton
Edward M Schwarz
University of Rochester · US

Funding

Translating PTH Therapy as an Adjuvant for Structural AllograftingP50AR054041 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI O'KEEFE, REGIS J · 2006 to 2016
$15.7M
Role of B Cells in Synovial Inflammation & LN Remodeling in RA ArthritisP01AI078907 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI WU, HULIN · 2010 to 2014
$10.8M
Elucidating the Mechanisms of Arthritic Flare and Developing TreatmentsR01AR056702 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI SCHWARZ, EDWARD M. · 2009 to 2025
$4.9M
The University of Rochester Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and MedicineP30AR061307 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI SCHWARZ, EDWARD M. · 2011 to 2015
$3.0M
Role of TNFalpha in Osteoclast-Mediated Bone LossR01AR048697 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI XING, LIANPING · 2002 to 2012
$2.6M
Notch Signaling in Cartilage DevelopmentR01AR057022 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI HILTON, MATTHEW J. · 2010 to 2014
$1.7M
NIAID NIH HHS AI078907NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI078907NIAMS NIH HHS AR048697NIAMS NIH HHS AR054041NIAMS NIH HHS AR056702NIAMS NIH HHS AR061307NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR061307NIAMS NIH HHS P50 AR054041NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR048697NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR056702NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR057022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The troponin complex, which consists of three regulatory proteins (troponin C, troponin I, and troponin T), is known to regulate muscle contraction in skeletal and cardiac muscle, but its role in smooth muscle remains controversial. Troponin T3 (TnnT3) is a fast skeletal muscle troponin believed to be expressed only in skeletal muscle cells. To determine the in vivo function and tissue-specific expression of Tnnt3, we obtained the heterozygous Tnnt3+/flox/lacZ mice from Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP) Repository. Tnnt3(lacZ/+) mice are smaller than their WT littermates throughout development but do not display any gross phenotypes. Tnnt3(lacZ/lacZ) embryos are smaller than heterozygotes and die shortly after birth. Histology revealed hemorrhagic tissue in Tnnt3(lacZ/lacZ) liver and kidney, which was not present in Tnnt3(lacZ/+) or WT, but no other gross tissue abnormalities. X-gal staining for Tnnt3 promoter-driven lacZ transgene expression revealed positive staining in skeletal muscle and diaphragm and smooth muscle cells located in the aorta, bladder, and bronchus. Collectively, these findings suggest that troponins are expressed in smooth muscle and are required for normal growth and breathing for postnatal survival. Moreover, future studies with this mouse model can explore TnnT3 function in adult muscle function using the conditional-inducible gene deletion approach

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AnimalsKidneyLiverMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMuscle, SkeletalMuscle, SmoothPhenotypeTransgenesTroponinTroponin TTroponinTroponin Ttroponin T3, skeletal, fast, mousedevelopmentknockout micemuscletroponin

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PMID23775847
PMCPMC3787964
OpenAlexW1517684423

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