"Desmin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An intermediate filament protein found predominantly in smooth, skeletal, and cardiac muscle cells. Localized at the Z line. MW 50,000 to 55,000 is species dependent.
| Descriptor ID |
D003893
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.078.593.200 D12.776.220.475.200
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Desmin" by people in Profiles.
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Progressive loss of myogenic differentiation in leiomyosarcoma has prognostic value. Histopathology. 2015 Apr; 66(5):627-38.
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Implication of CD38 gene in podocyte epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and glomerular sclerosis. J Cell Mol Med. 2012 Aug; 16(8):1674-85.
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Loss of desmin triggers mechanosensitivity and up-regulation of Ankrd1 expression through Akt-NF-?B signaling pathway in smooth muscle cells. FASEB J. 2012 Feb; 26(2):757-65.
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Desmin regulates airway smooth muscle hypertrophy through early growth-responsive protein-1 and microRNA-26a. J Biol Chem. 2011 Dec 16; 286(50):43394-404.
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A case of desmoplastic leiomyosarcoma: a rare variant of cutaneous leiomyosarcoma. Dermatol Online J. 2010 Jun 15; 16(6):4.
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Cutaneous metastases of malignant melanoma: a clinicopathologic study of 192 cases with emphasis on the morphologic spectrum. Am J Dermatopathol. 2010 Apr; 32(2):129-36.
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Relaxin signaling in uterine fibroids. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Apr; 1160:374-8.
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Desmin modulates lung elastic recoil and airway responsiveness. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2006 May; 290(5):L890-6.
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The world's smallest adult rhabdomyoma. Int J Surg Pathol. 2004 Oct; 12(4):401.
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Bcl-2 overexpression corrects mitochondrial defects and ameliorates inherited desmin null cardiomyopathy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Jan 20; 101(3):769-74.