A small protein plays a big role in heart muscle contraction
Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 21:50
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have identified a previously unrecognized small protein in cells of the human heart that plays a key role in heart muscle contraction. The protein is made from an RNA that was previously believed to be a blank or non-coding RNA, suggesting there may be many other small 'non-coding' segments that play important biological roles.