Mef2(Myocyteenhancerfactor2)transcriptionfactorsplayaroleinT-CellCalciumInducedApoptosis.SeveralfactorsregulateMef2transcriptionfactors,includingMapkinasesandhistonedeacetylase(HDAC)enzymes.SeealsoControlofskeletalmyogenesisbyHDAC&calcium/calmodulin-dependentkinase(CaMK)pathway.

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