Compartmentalized cAMP signalling and control of cardiac rhythm

J Tomek, M Zaccolo - Philosophical Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In the last 30 years, the field of cyclic adenosine 3′, 5′-monophosphate (cAMP) signalling
has witnessed a transformative development with the realization that cAMP is …

Paradigm shift: new concepts for HCN4 function in cardiac pacemaking

K Hennis, M Biel, S Fenske, C Wahl-Schott - Pflügers Archiv-European …, 2022 - Springer
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide–gated (HCN) channels are the molecular
correlate of the If current and are critically involved in controlling neuronal excitability and …

Engineering a K+ channel 'sensory antenna' enhances stomatal kinetics, water use efficiency and photosynthesis

W Horaruang, M Klejchová, W Carroll, FAL Silva-Alvim… - Nature Plants, 2022 - nature.com
Stomata of plant leaves open to enable CO2 entry for photosynthesis and close to reduce
water loss via transpiration. Compared with photosynthesis, stomata respond slowly to …

Gating movements and ion permeation in HCN4 pacemaker channels

A Saponaro, D Bauer, MH Giese, P Swuec, A Porro… - Molecular Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The HCN1–4 channel family is responsible for the hyperpolarization-activated cation current
I f/I h that controls automaticity in cardiac and neuronal pacemaker cells. We present …

A gain-of-function HCN4 mutant in the HCN domain is responsible for inappropriate sinus tachycardia in a Spanish family

A Cámara-Checa, F Perin, M Rubio-Alarcón… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
In a family with inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST), we identified a mutation (p. V240M) of
the hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide–gated type 4 (HCN4) channel, which …

Cryo-EM structure of human HCN3 channel and its regulation by cAMP

B Yu, Q Lu, J Li, X Cheng, H Hu, Y Li, T Che… - Journal of Biological …, 2024 - jbc.org
HCN channels are important for regulating heart rhythm and nerve activity and have been
studied as potential drug targets for treating depression, arrhythmia, nerve pain, and …

Ih from synapses to networks: HCN channel functions and modulation in neurons

CL Combe, S Gasparini - Progress in biophysics and molecular biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide gated (HCN) channels and the current they
carry, I h, are widely and diversely distributed in the central nervous system (CNS). The …

Cannabidiol potentiates hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide–gated (HCN4) channels

DA Page, PC Ruben - Journal of General Physiology, 2024 - rupress.org
Cannabidiol (CBD), the main non-psychotropic phytocannabinoid produced by the
Cannabis sativa plant, blocks a variety of cardiac ion channels. We aimed to identify whether …

Transient cAMP production drives rapid and sustained spiking in brainstem parabrachial neurons to suppress feeding

JS Alvarado, A Lutas, JC Madara, J Isaac, C Lommer… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Brief stimuli can trigger longer-lasting brain states. G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)
could help sustain such states by coupling slow-timescale molecular signals to neuronal …

A high affinity switch for cAMP in the HCN pacemaker channels

A Porro, A Saponaro, R Castelli, B Introini… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Binding of cAMP to Hyperpolarization activated cyclic nucleotide gated (HCN) channels
facilitates pore opening. It is unclear why the isolated cyclic nucleotide binding domain …