title: Novel ligands for zipping and unzipping the intercalated disk: today's experimental tools, tomorrow's therapies?
authors.affiliation: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, Center for Heart and Regenerative Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic University, Roanoke, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Rengasayee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Veeraraghavan
authors.affiliation: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, Center for Heart and Regenerative Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic University, Roanoke, VA, USA School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic University, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poelzing
authors.affiliation: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, Center for Heart and Regenerative Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic University, Roanoke, VA, USA School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic University, Blacksburg, VA, USA Department of Emergency Medicine, Carilion Clinic. Roanoke, VA, USA gourdier@vtc.vt.edu.
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Gourdie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D051301:Desmoglein 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D017629:Gap Junctions / Q000378:metabolism*; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D051301:Desmoglein 2