When a muscle contracts, the parts of a sarcomere "shorten" and come closer together. Each cardiac muscle cell can have over 5,000 sarcomeres, which compounds both the shortening and relaxation events ...

Researchers find that deficiency in RPL3L, a ribosome expressed in heart and skeletal muscle, impairs cardiac contractility due to delayed mRNA translation Fukuoka, Japan—A team of researchers have ...

The human heart, often described as the body's engine, is a remarkable organ that tirelessly beats to keep us alive. At the core of this vital organ, intricate processes occur when it contracts, where ...