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Weikang Ma

Harbin Medical University · CN
Area of research
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Myosin, Sarcomere, Myosin head, Actin, Contractility, and Protein filament.
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citations
797
works
14
NIH funding
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Recent publications

Myosin-binding protein C regulates the sarcomere lattice and stabilizes the OFF states of myosin heads
Nature Communications 2024cited by 28position: middledoi
Super-relaxed myosins contribute to respiratory muscle hibernation in mechanically ventilated patients
Science Translational Medicine 2024cited by 26position: middledoi
Titin-Based Force Modulates Cardiac Thick and Thin Filaments
Circulation Research 2024cited by 11position: middledoi
Cardiac troponin T N-domain variant destabilizes the actin interface resulting in disturbed myofilament function
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2023cited by 26position: middledoi
Disruption of Z-Disc Function Promotes Mechanical Dysfunction in Human Myocardium: Evidence for a Dual Myofilament Modulatory Role by Alpha-Actinin 2
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023cited by 10position: middledoi
Unlocking the Role of sMyBP-C: A Key Player in Skeletal Muscle Development and Growth
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023cited by 6position: middledoi
Molecular basis of force-pCa relation in <i>MYL2</i> cardiomyopathy mice: Role of the super-relaxed state of myosin
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022cited by 38position: middledoi
Myofibril orientation as a metric for characterizing heart disease
Biophysical Journal 2022cited by 36position: firstdoi
The HCM I79N pathogenic variant in cardiac TNT induces thick filament malfunction and myofilament lattice rearrangement
Biophysical Journal 2022cited by 0position: middledoi
Fast skeletal myosin-binding protein-C regulates fast skeletal muscle contraction
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2021cited by 50position: middledoi
Amino terminus of cardiac myosin binding protein-C regulates cardiac contractility
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 2021cited by 26position: middledoi
MicroRNA-376b-3p targets RGS1 mRNA to inhibit proliferation, metastasis, and apoptosis in osteosarcoma
Annals of Translational Medicine 2021cited by 24position: middledoi
Pathogenic variants in TNNC2 cause congenital myopathy due to an impaired force response to calcium
Journal of Clinical Investigation 2021cited by 23position: middledoi
Modulation of Cardiac Thin Filament Azimuthal Rigidity by Calcium and Cross-Bridges
Biophysical Journal 2021cited by 1position: middledoi
Abstract P350: Myofibril Orientation In Cardiac Muscle And Its Implication For Heart Disease
Circulation Research 2021cited by 1position: firstdoi
Myofibril orientation as a metric for characterizing heart disease
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2021cited by 0position: firstdoi
Abstract P417: Cardiomyopathy-associated Variant In Troponin T Tail Domain Promotes Disruption Of Both Frank-starling Mechanism And Cardiac Myofilament Performance
Circulation Research 2021cited by 0position: middledoi
Measurements of Actin Layer Lines in Permeabilized Heart Tissue Reveal New Structural Properties of the Cardiac Thin Filament
Biophysical Journal 2020cited by 0position: middledoi
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Neuromuscular Disorders 2020cited by 0position: middledoi
KBTBD13 is an actin-binding protein that modulates muscle kinetics
Journal of Clinical Investigation 2019cited by 41position: middledoi
Deciphering the super relaxed state of human β-cardiac myosin and the mode of action of mavacamten from myosin molecules to muscle fibers
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2018cited by 404position: middledoi
Thick-Filament Extensibility in Intact Skeletal Muscle
Biophysical Journal 2018cited by 73position: firstdoi
Nebulin stiffens the thin filament and augments cross-bridge interaction in skeletal muscle
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2018cited by 55position: middledoi
Dysfunctional sarcomere contractility contributes to muscle weakness in <i>ACTA1</i>‐related nemaline myopathy (NEM3)
Annals of Neurology 2018cited by 35position: middledoi
Structural and functional impact of troponin C-mediated Ca2+ sensitization on myofilament lattice spacing and cross-bridge mechanics in mouse cardiac muscle
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 2018cited by 34position: middledoi
Slow‐twitch skeletal muscle defects accompany cardiac dysfunction in transgenic mice with a mutation in the myosin regulatory light chain
The FASEB Journal 2018cited by 13position: middledoi
Cardiac Thin Filament-Mediated Calcium Sensitization Modulates Cross-Bridge Kinetics
Biophysical Journal 2018cited by 0position: middledoi
Thin Filament-Mediated Modulation of Mouse Cardiac Cross-Bridge Kinetics by Ca 2+ -Sensitizing Mutation CTNC-A8V or Bepridil
Biophysical Journal 2017cited by 0position: middledoi
The application of hydrogels to spinal cord injury
European Journal of BioMedical Research 2016cited by 0position: firstdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Thomas C. Irving · Seattle University25 papers (2017–2024)José R. Pinto · Florida State University15 papers (2017–2023)Maicon Landim-Vieira · Florida State University13 papers (2017–2023)P. Bryant Chase · Florida State University9 papers (2017–2023)Henry Gong · Loyola University Chicago7 papers (2018–2023)Sakthivel Sadayappan · University of Arizona6 papers (2021–2023)Jamie R. Johnston · Florida State University5 papers (2017–2021)Coen A. C. Ottenheijm · University of Arizona5 papers (2018–2023)Taejeong Song · Loyola University Chicago5 papers (2021–2023) · 4 papers (2018–2023)Björn C. Knollmann · University of Kentucky4 papers (2021–2023)Maria Papadaki · Loyola University Chicago4 papers (2021–2022)James W. McNamara · Royal Children's Hospital3 papers (2021–2023)Henk Granzier · University of Arizona3 papers (2018–2021)Peter M. Kekenes–Huskey · Loyola University Chicago3 papers (2020–2023)Vivek Jani · University of California System3 papers (2021–2022)Omar Awan · George Washington University3 papers (2017–2018)Kyoung Hwan Lee · University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School3 papers (2021–2022)Mohammed Aslam · University Medical Center3 papers (2021–2022)David Gonzalez-Martinez · University of Pennsylvania3 papers (2017–2018)