Post-translational Modifications in Heart Failure: Small Changes, Big Impact
Ahyoung Lee1, Jae Gyun Oh1, Przemek A Gorski1
1Cardiovascular Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.
Abstract:
Heart failure is a complex disease process with various aetiologies and is a significant cause of morbidity and death world-wide. Post-translational modifications (PTMs) alter protein structure and provide functional diversity in terms of physiological functions of the heart. In addition, alterations in protein PTMs have been implicated in human disease pathogenesis. Small ubiquitin-like modifier mediated modification (SUMOylation) pathway was found to play essential roles in cardiac development and function. Abnormal SUMOylation has emerged as a new feature of heart failure pathology. In this review, we will highlight the importance of SUMOylation as a regulatory mechanism of SERCA2a function, and its therapeutic potential for the treatment of heart failure.
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