A Supercharged Protein Reduces Damage from Heart Attack (IMAGE)

University of North Carolina Health Care

A Supercharged Protein Reduces Damage from Heart Attack

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Following heart attack, heart cells are stressed due to lack of oxygen. When SuperFAK (in green) is expressed in the heart, it is further activated and protects heart cells from oxidative stress (in red).

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Joan Taylor, Ph.D

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