title: Engineering cardiac cell junctions in vitro to study the intercalated disc.
abstract: This review article discusses a recent work using engineered cardiac cells to study the function of the intercalated disc putting emphasis on mechanical and electrical coupling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, CA , USA.
authors.forename: Megan L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: McCain
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Desplantez
authors.forename: André G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Kléber
mesh_terms: D060846:Cell Engineering; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007365:Intercellular Junctions / Q000378:metabolism*; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*
keywords: cell engineering; electrical cell–cell coupling; intercalated disc function; mechanical cell–cell coupling