Regulation of Heart Rate in Drosophila via Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein

Stefanie Mares Novak; Archi Joardar; Carol C. Gregorio; Daniela C. Zarnescu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0142836

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Regulation of Heart Rate in Drosophila via Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein

Stefanie Mares Novak,

Affiliation Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Sarver Molecular Cardiovascular Research Program, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States of America
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Archi Joardar,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, United States of America
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Carol C. Gregorio,

Affiliation Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Sarver Molecular Cardiovascular Research Program, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States of America
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Daniela C. Zarnescu

* E-mail: zarnescu@email.arizona.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, United States of America
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Regulation of Heart Rate in Drosophila via Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein

Stefanie Mares Novak,
Archi Joardar,
Carol C. Gregorio,
Daniela C. Zarnescu

Published: November 16, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142836

About the Authors

Stefanie Mares Novak

Affiliation Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Sarver Molecular Cardiovascular Research Program, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States of America

Archi Joardar

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, United States of America

Carol C. Gregorio

Affiliation Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Sarver Molecular Cardiovascular Research Program, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States of America

Daniela C. Zarnescu

* E-mail: zarnescu@email.arizona.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SMN DCZ. Performed the experiments: SMN AJ. Analyzed the data: SMN AJ CCG DCZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CCG DCZ. Wrote the paper: SMN AJ CCG DCZ.

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