Role of elongation factor 2 in regulating peptide-chain elongation in the heart
Vary T, Nairn A, Lynch C. Role of elongation factor 2 in regulating peptide-chain elongation in the heart. American Journal Of Physiology 1994, 266: e628-e634. PMID: 7513958, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1994.266.4.e628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic ratsEF-2 contentFactor 2Protein synthesisInsulin therapyIncrease of RNADecreased translational efficiencyElongation factor 2RatsDiabetesCardiac muscleImpaired rateDecreased rateProgressive decreaseHeartInhibitionMolecular mechanismsRNA contentPeptide chain elongationH durationTherapyInsulinDecrease