Abstract P340: Histone Methyltransferase Smyd1a Protects Heart From Ischemic Injury By Regulating Mitochondrial Respiration

Authors: Marta Szulik, Steven Valdez, Maureen Walsh, Ryan Bia, Kathryn Davis, Emilee Horiuchi, Sean O'Very, Anil Laxman, Mickey R Miller, Li Wang, Garcia-Llano June, Christopher Tracy, Stavros G Drakos, Katsuhiko Funai, Dipayan Chaudhuri, Sihem Boudina, Sarah Franklin

Published: 2021-11-22

DOI: 10.1161/res.129.suppl_1.p340

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Abstract

SMYD1a, a myosin-specific histone lysine methyltransferase, plays a major role in regulating disease-induced remodeling in the adult heart. Previously, we demonstrated that the inducible loss of this chromatin-bound enzyme is sufficient to induce cardiac hypertrophy and failure