• A MicroRNA transcription factor blueprint for early atrial arrhytmogenic remodeling 

      Torrado, Mario; Franco, Diego; Lozano-Belasco, Estefanía; Hernández-Torres, Francisco; Calviño-Santos, Ramón; Aldama López, Guillermo; Centeno, Alberto; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso; Mikhailov, Alexander T. (Hindawi, 2015)
      [Abstract] Spontaneous self-terminating atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common heart rhythm disorders, yet the regulatory molecular mechanisms underlying this syndrome are rather unclear. MicroRNA (miRNA) ...
    • Pitx2c is reactivated in the failing myocardium and stimulates Myf5 expression in cultured cardiomyocytes 

      Torrado, Mario; Franco, Diego; Hernández-Torres, Francisco; Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa; Iglesias-Gil, Carmen; Castro-Beiras, Alfonso; Mikhailov, Alexander T. (PLoS, 2014-03-04)
      [Abstract] Background. Pitx2 (paired-like homeodomain 2 transcription factor) is crucial for heart development, but its role in heart failure (HF) remains uncertain. The present study lays the groundwork implicating Pitx2 ...