Abstract 1949: The Protein Kinase MAP4K4 Is Activated in Failing Human Hearts and Mediates Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis in Experimental Models, in vitro and in vivo

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) have been implicated in cardiac muscle hypertrophy, apoptosis, and heart failure, but relatively little is known of the proximal MAP4Ks that might couple c...