His new research, published in the journal «Development» with co-authors Megan Beauchemin and Ashley Smith, focuses on a central genetic regulator called miR - 101a in stimulating
heart muscle cell growth and removing scar tissue.
The augmented anabolic response to amino acids and insulin was shown to be due to an increased activation of the mTOR / p70S6K signalling pathway, which is considered an integral control point for muscle protein anabolism and
muscle cell growth.