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CTMR/BioCAT collaboration leads to new PNAS paper “Structural OFF/ON transitions of myosin in relaxed porcine myocardium predict calcium-activated force“

The UW Center for Translational Muscle Research (CTMR) working with the Regnier Lab and the BioCAT x-ray beamline at the Advanced Photon Source of Argonne National Lab, explore the potential of sarcomere-targeted small molecules as treatments for muscle diseases.

For related news visit: Illinois Tech professors’ paper challenging c | EurekAlert! and Healthier Hearts? Illinois Tech Research Advances Potential Treatment for Cardiac Conditions | Illinois Institute of Technology (iit.edu).

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