Calcium signaling and cardiac arrhythmias

AP Landstrom, D Dobrev, XHT Wehrens - Circulation research, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
There has been a significant progress in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms by
which calcium (Ca2+) ions mediate various types of cardiac arrhythmias. A growing list of …

Solid-state NMR: Methods for biological solids

S Ahlawat, KR Mote, NA Lakomek… - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
In the last two decades, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy has
transformed from a spectroscopic technique investigating small molecules and industrial …

Direct observation of the three regions in α-synuclein that determine its membrane-bound behaviour

G Fusco, A De Simone, T Gopinath, V Vostrikov… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract α-synuclein (αS) is a protein involved in neurotransmitter release in presynaptic
terminals, and whose aberrant aggregation is associated with Parkinson's disease. In …

The sarcoendoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase

JO Primeau, GP Armanious, MLE Fisher… - … complexes: structure and …, 2018 - Springer
The calcium pump (aka Ca 2+-ATPase or SERCA) is a membrane transport protein
ubiquitously found in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of all eukaryotic cells. As a calcium …

Perturbations of native membrane protein structure in alkyl phosphocholine detergents: a critical assessment of NMR and biophysical studies

C Chipot, F Dehez, JR Schnell, N Zitzmann… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Membrane proteins perform a host of vital cellular functions. Deciphering the molecular
mechanisms whereby they fulfill these functions requires detailed biophysical and structural …

Thyroid disease and the cardiovascular system

S Danzi, I Klein - Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, 2014 - endo.theclinics.com
There is an intimate relationship between the thyroid gland and the heart. Thyroid
dysfunction, including subclinical thyroid disease, has significant effects on cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Hidden motions and motion-induced invisibility: Dynamics-based spectral editing in solid-state NMR

I Matlahov, PCA van der Wel - Methods, 2018 - Elsevier
Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy enables the structural
characterization of a diverse array of biological assemblies that include amyloid fibrils, non …

Structure and mechanism of P-type ATPase ion pumps

M Dyla, M Kjærgaard, H Poulsen… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
P-type ATPases are found in all kingdoms of life and constitute a wide range of cation
transporters, primarily for H+, Na+, K+, Ca2+, and transition metal ions such as Cu (I), Zn (II) …

NMR as a tool to investigate the structure, dynamics and function of membrane proteins

B Liang, LK Tamm - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2016 - nature.com
Membrane-protein NMR occupies a unique niche for determining structures, assessing
dynamics, examining folding, and studying the binding of lipids, ligands and drugs to …

The N-terminal acetylation of α-synuclein changes the affinity for lipid membranes but not the structural properties of the bound state

M Runfola, A De Simone, M Vendruscolo… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The aggregation of α-synuclein (αS), a protein abundant at presynaptic terminals, is
associated with a range of highly debilitating neurodegenerative conditions, including …