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[2] | Pinto JR, Yang SW, Hitz MP, Parvatiyar MS, Jones MA, Liang J, Kokta V, Talajic M, Tremblay N, Jaeggi M, Andelfinger G and Potter JD. Fetal Cardiac Troponin Isoforms Rescue the Increased Ca2+ Sensitivity Produced by a Novel Double Deletion in Cardiac Troponin T Linked to Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: A CLINICAL, GENETIC, AND FUNCTIONAL APPROACH. J Biol Chem. 2011 Jun 10;286(23):20901-12. |
[3] | Pinto, J.R., Sousa, V.P. and Sorenson, M.M. Redox State of Troponin C Cysteine in the D/E Helix Alters the C-domain Affinity for the Thin Filament of Vertebrate Striated Muscle. BBA-Gen Subj. 1810: 391-397, 2011 |
[4] | Pinto, J.R., Reynaldo, D.P., Parvatiyar, M.S., Dweck, D., Liang, J., Jones, M.A., Sorenson, M.M. and Potter, J.D. Strong Crossbridges Potentiate the Ca2+ Affinity Changes Produced by HCM-Cardiac Troponin C Mutants in Myofilaments. A Fast Kinetic Approach. J. Biol. Chem. 286(2): 1005-1013, 2011 |
[5] | Morales, A., Pinto, J.R., Siegfried, J.D., Li, D., Norton, N., Hofmeyer, M., Vallin, M., Morales, A.R., Potter, J.D. and Hershberger, R.E. Late onset sporadic dilated cardiomyopathy caused by a cardiac troponin T mutation. Clin. Trans. Sci. 3:219-226, 2010 |
[6] | Parvatiyar, M.S., Pinto, J.R., Liang, J.S. and Potter, J.D. Predicting Cardiomyopathic Phenotypes by Altering the Ca2+ Affinity of Cardiac Troponin C. J. Biol. Chem. 285(36): 27785-97, 2010 |
[7] | Li, Y., Charles, P.W.J., Nan, C., Pinto, J.R., Wang, Y., Liang, J., Wu, G., Tian, J., Feng, H.Z., Potter, J.D., Jin, J.P. and Huang, X. Correcting diastolic dysfunction by desensitizing troponin in transgenic RCM mice. J. Mol. Cell. Card. 49: 402-411, 2010 |
[8] | Dweck, D., Reynaldo, D.P., Pinto, J.R. and Potter, J.D. A Dilated Cardiomyopathy Troponin C Mutation Lowers Contractile Force by Reducing Strong Myosin-Actin Binding. J. Biol. Chem. 285(23): 17371-17379, 2010 |
[9] | Parvatiyar, M.S.*, Pinto, J.R.*, Dweck, D. and Potter, J.D. Cardiac Troponin Mutations and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy. J. Biomed. Biotechnol. ID 350706, 2010 (*Co-first author). |
[10] | Willott, R.H., Gomes, A.V., Parvatiyar, M.S., Chang, A., Pinto, J.R. and Potter, J.D. Mutation in Troponin that Cause Hypertrophic, Dilated and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: What Can We Learn About Thin Filament Function? J. Mol. Cell Card. 48: 882-892, 2010 |
[11] | Wen, Y., Xu, Y., Wang, Y., Pinto, J.R., Potter, J.D. and Kerrick, W.G.L. Functional Effects of a Restrictive Cardiomyopathy linked Cardiac Troponin I mutation (R145W) in Transgenic Mice. J. Mol. Biol., 392(5): 1158-1167, 2009 |
[12] | Pinto, J.R., Parvatiyar, M.S., Jones, M.A., Liang, J., Ackerman, M.J. and Potter, J.D. A functional and structural study of troponin C mutations related to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J. Biol. Chem, 284(28): 19090-19100, 2009 |
[13] | Hershberger, R.E., Pinto, J.R., Parks, S.B., Kushner, J.D., Li, D., Ludwigsen, S., Cowan, J., Morales, A., Parvatiyar, M.S. and Potter, J.D. Clinical and functional characterization of TNNT2 mutations identified in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics, 2: 306-313, 2009 |
[14] | Baudenbacher, F., Schober, T., Pinto, J.R., Sidorov, V., Hilliard, F., Solaro, R.J., Potter, J.D. and Knollmann, B.C. Myofilament Calcium Sensitization Causes Susceptibility to Cardiac Arrhythmia in Mice. J. Clin. Invest., 188(12): 3893-3903, 2008 |
[15] | Wen, Y, Pinto, J.R., Xu, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Gomes, A.V., Potter, J.D. and Kerrick, W.G.L. Functional Consequences of a Cardiac Troponin I (R145G) Mutation Associated with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Transgenic Mice. J. Biol. Chem., 283(29): 20484-20494, 2008 |
[16] | Landstrom, A.P.*, Parvatiyar, M.S.*, Pinto, J.R.*, Marquardt, M.L., Bos, J.M., Tester, D.J., Ommen, S.R., Potter, J.D. and Ackerman, M.J. Molecular and Functional Characterization of Novel Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Susceptibility Mutations in TNNC1-Encoded Troponin C. J. Mol. Cell Card., 45: 281-288, 2008 (*Co-first author) |
[17] | Pinto, J.R., Veltri, T. and Sorenson, M.M. Modulation of Troponin C Affinity for the Thin Filament by Different Types of Crossbridges in Skinned Skeletal Muscle. Pflugers Archive, 456: 1177-1187, 2008 |
[18] | Pinto, J.R., Parvatiyar, M.S., Jones, M.A., Liang, J. and Potter, J.D. A Troponin T Mutation that Causes Infantile Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Increases Ca2+ Sensitivity of Force Development and Impairs the Inhibitory Properties of Troponin. J. Biol. Chem. 283: 2156-2166, 2008 |
[19] | Sousa, V.P., Pinto, J.R. and Sorenson, M.M. Ionic Interventions that Alter the Association of Troponin C C-domain with the Thin Filaments of Vertebrate Striated Muscle. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (Gen. Subj.) 1760: 272-282, 2006 |
[20] | Braga, C.A.C.A., Pinto, J.R., Valente, A.P., Silva, J.L., Sorenson, M.M., Foguel, D. and Suarez, M.C. Ca2+ and Mg2+ Binding to the Weak Sites of TnC C-domain Induces Exposure of a Large Hydrophobic Surface that Leads to Loss of TnC from the Thin Filament. Intl. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 38: 110-122, 2006 |
[21] | Costa, L.T., Pinto, J.R., Moraes, M.B., Bastos, G.G., Sorenson, M.M., Bisch, P.M., and Weissmüller, G. Chemical Treatment of Mica for Atomic Force Microscopy Can Affect Biological Sample Conformation. Biophys. Chem. 109: 63-71, 2004 |