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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Regulatory Light Chains in Cardiac Development and Disease.

Kasturi Markandran, Jane Wenjin Poh, Michael A Ferenczi, Christine Cheung

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Evidence for a role of adverse sarcomere signaling in atrial fibrillation induction.Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology plus · 2026
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  4. Prenylcysteine Oxidase 1 Deficiency Protects the Cardiac Muscle Cell Line HL-1 Against Ischaemic/Hypoxic Stress.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  9. Cardiac myosin filaments are directly regulated by calcium.The Journal of general physiology · 2022
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  14. Molecular Research in Cardiovascular Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Kasturi MarkandranLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Experimental Medicine Building, 59 Nanyang Drive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 636921, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-4522-7407
Jane Wenjin PohLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Experimental Medicine Building, 59 Nanyang Drive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 636921, Singapore.
Michael A FerencziLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Experimental Medicine Building, 59 Nanyang Drive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 636921, Singapore.
Christine CheungLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Experimental Medicine Building, 59 Nanyang Drive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 636921, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-7127-9107
Nanyang Technological University · SG

Funding

Ministry of Education - Singapore MOE2016-T2-1-106 and 2018-T1001-030
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of regulatory light chains (RLCs) in cardiac muscle function has been elucidated progressively over the past decade. The RLCs are among the earliest expressed markers during cardiogenesis and persist through adulthood. Failing hearts have shown reduced RLC phosphorylation levels and that restoring baseline levels of RLC phosphorylation is necessary for generating optimal force of muscle contraction. The signalling mechanisms triggering changes in RLC phosphorylation levels during disease progression remain elusive. Uncovering this information may provide insights for better management of heart failure patients. Given the cardiac chamber-specific expression of RLC isoforms, ventricular RLCs have facilitated the identification of mature ventricular cardiomyocytes, opening up possibilities of regenerative medicine. This review consolidates the standing of RLCs in cardiac development and disease and highlights knowledge gaps and potential therapeutic advancements in targeting RLCs.

Indexed as

AnimalsHeartHeart DiseasesHumansMyosin Light ChainsPhosphorylationMyosin Light Chainscardiac muscle contractilitycardiogenesismyosin regulatory light chain 2regulatory light chainsRLC phosphorylation

Identifiers

PMID33919432
PMCPMC8122660
OpenAlexW3158258789

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