Researchers from the Heart Center of the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) led by MBExC member Priv.-Doz. Dr. Sören Brandenburg, have identified a protein that plays a central role in the heart’s adaptation to increased stress. The results of the study were published in the renowned journal ‘Circulation Research’.
Left: STED microscopy of an isolated cardiac myocyte. Shown is the localisation of the membrane repair protein dysferlin (magenta) along the delicate membrane network within the muscle cell (caveolin-3, green). Cell overview, scale 10 µm. Right: magnification according to box, scale 1 µm. Illustrations: Sören Brandenburg, UMG
