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Merlo, Marco

A5124240999 | I142444530

Mayo Clinic

University of Trieste

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Novel association of NAV3 with dilated cardiomyopathy and its role in cardiac fibrosis

American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology | January 29, 2026 | Volume: 330 | Issue: 3 | Pages: H686-H696

10.1152/ajpheart.00806.2025 | PMID 41609618

This study uncovers a previously unrecognized role for NAV3 in TGF-β1-driven cardiac fibroblast activation. We show that NAV3 facilitates profibrotic remodeling through noncanonical signaling and cell cycle arrest, independently of SMAD2/3. These findings position NAV3 as a novel regulator of fibroblast phenotype and a potential modulator of cardiac fibrosis.