Although activation of protein kinase C (PKC) modulates the function of normal cardiac myocytes and likely plays a role in the pathogenesis of cardiomyopathic disease states, the molecular basis of PKC expression in human ventricle has not been examined in detail.
Departments of Medicine, Pharmacology and Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 37232-6602, Nashville, TN, USA. hyeon-gyu.shin@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu