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SUBMITTER: Cai K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9079797 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cai Ke K Wang Feng F Lu Jia-Quan JQ Shen An-Na AN Zhao Shi-Min SM Zang Wei-Dong WD Gui Yong-Hao YH Zhao Jian-Yuan JY
JACC. Basic to translational science 20220425 4
Short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase 1 (ECHS1) deficiency plays a role in cardiomyopathy. Whether ECHS1 deficiency causes or is only associated with cardiomyopathy remains unclear. By using <i>Echs1</i> heterogeneous knockout (<i>Echs1</i> <sup>+/-</sup>) mice, we found that ECHS1 deficiency caused cardiac dysfunction, as evidenced by diffuse myocardial fibrosis and upregulated fibrosis-related genes. Mechanistically, ECHS1 interacts with the p300 nuclear localization sequence, preventing its nuclear ...[more]