L-type Ca2+ current in ventricular cardiomyocytes

JP Benitah, JL Alvarez, AM Gómez - Journal of molecular and cellular …, 2010 - Elsevier
L-type Ca2+ channels are mediators of Ca2+ influx and the regulatory events accompanying
it and are pivotal in the function and dysfunction of ventricular cardiac myocytes. L-type …

Regulation of Cardiac L-Type Ca2+ Channel CaV1.2 Via the β-Adrenergic-cAMP-Protein Kinase A Pathway: Old Dogmas, Advances, and New Uncertainties

S Weiss, S Oz, A Benmocha, N Dascal - Circulation research, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
In the heart, adrenergic stimulation activates the β-adrenergic receptors coupled to the
heterotrimeric stimulatory Gs protein, followed by subsequent activation of adenylyl cyclase …

Trpm4 Gene Invalidation Leads to Cardiac Hypertrophy and Electrophysiological Alterations

M Demion, J Thireau, M Gueffier, A Finan, Z Khoueiry… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Rationale TRPM4 is a non-selective Ca2+-activated cation channel expressed in the heart,
particularly in the atria or conduction tissue. Mutations in the Trpm4 gene were recently …

Basal and β-adrenergic regulation of the cardiac calcium channel CaV1.2 requires phosphorylation of serine 1700

Y Fu, RE Westenbroek, T Scheuer… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
L-type calcium (Ca2+) currents conducted by voltage-gated Ca2+ channel CaV1. 2 initiate
excitation–contraction coupling in cardiomyocytes. Upon activation of β-adrenergic …

[HTML][HTML] Ryanodine receptor-mediated arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death

LM Blayney, FA Lai - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2009 - Elsevier
The cardiac ryanodine receptor-Ca2+ release channel (RyR2) is an essential sarcoplasmic
reticulum (SR) transmembrane protein that plays a central role in excitation–contraction …

Akt regulates L-type Ca2+ channel activity by modulating Cavα1 protein stability

D Catalucci, DH Zhang, J DeSantiago, F Aimond… - Journal of Cell …, 2009 - rupress.org
The insulin IGF-1–PI3K–Akt signaling pathway has been suggested to improve cardiac
inotropism and increase Ca2+ handling through the effects of the protein kinase Akt …

Ca2+ influx through L-type Ca2+ channels and transient receptor potential channels activates pathological hypertrophy signaling

H Gao, F Wang, W Wang, CA Makarewich… - Journal of molecular and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Common cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and myocardial infarction require
that myocytes develop greater than normal force to maintain cardiac pump function. This …

[HTML][HTML] Voltage-and calcium-dependent inactivation in high voltage-gated Ca2+ channels

T Cens, M Rousset, JP Leyris, P Fesquet… - Progress in biophysics …, 2006 - Elsevier
Calcium influx into cardiac myocytes via voltage-gated Ca channels is a key step in initiating
the contractile response. During prolonged depolarizations, toxic Ca2+ overload is …

There Goes the Neighborhood: Pathological Alterations in T‐Tubule Morphology and Consequences for Cardiomyocyte Ca2+ Handling

WE Louch, OM Sejersted, F Swift - BioMed Research …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
T‐tubules are invaginations of the cardiomyocyte membrane into the cell interior which form
a tortuous network. T‐tubules provide proximity between the electrically excitable cell …

Calcium signaling in the heart

DA Terrar - Calcium Signaling, 2020 - Springer
The aim of this chapter is to discuss evidence concerning the many roles of calcium ions, Ca
2+, in cell signaling pathways that control heart function. Before considering details of these …