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 …

The role of junctophilin proteins in cellular function

SE Lehnart, XHT Wehrens - Physiological reviews, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Junctophilins (JPHs) comprise a family of structural proteins that connect the plasma
membrane to intracellular organelles such as the endo/sarcoplasmic reticulum (ER/SR) …

T-tubule remodeling during transition from hypertrophy to heart failure

S Wei, A Guo, B Chen, W Kutschke, YP Xie… - Circulation …, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: The transverse tubule (T-tubule) system is the ultrastructural substrate for
excitation–contraction coupling in ventricular myocytes; T-tubule disorganization and loss …

Single nucleus multiomics identifies ZEB1 and MAFB as candidate regulators of Alzheimer's disease-specific cis-regulatory elements

AG Anderson, BB Rogers, JM Loupe… - Cell Genomics, 2023 - cell.com
Cell type-specific transcriptional differences between brain tissues from donors with
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and unaffected controls have been well documented, but few …

Kv2 potassium channels form endoplasmic reticulum/plasma membrane junctions via interaction with VAPA and VAPB

B Johnson, AN Leek, L Solé… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Kv2. 1 exhibits two distinct forms of localization patterns on the neuronal plasma membrane:
One population is freely diffusive and regulates electrical activity via voltage-dependent K+ …

Disrupted junctional membrane complexes and hyperactive ryanodine receptors after acute junctophilin knockdown in mice

RJ Van Oort, A Garbino, W Wang, SS Dixit… - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Excitation-contraction coupling in striated muscle requires proper
communication of plasmalemmal voltage-activated Ca2+ channels and Ca2+ release …

A conserved membrane-binding domain targets proteins to organelle contact sites

A Toulmay, WA Prinz - Journal of cell science, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Membrane contact sites (MCSs), where the membranes of two organelles are closely
apposed, are regions where small molecules such as lipids or calcium are exchanged …

(R)-PFI-2 is a potent and selective inhibitor of SETD7 methyltransferase activity in cells

D Barsyte-Lovejoy, F Li, MJ Oudhoff… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
SET domain containing (lysine methyltransferase) 7 (SETD7) is implicated in multiple
signaling and disease related pathways with a broad diversity of reported substrates. Here …

Mutation E169K in junctophilin-2 causes atrial fibrillation due to impaired RyR2 stabilization

DL Beavers, W Wang, S Ather, N Voigt… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to study the role of junctophilin-2 (JPH2) in atrial fibrillation
(AF). Background: JPH2 is believed to have an important role in sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) …

Staying in touch: the molecular era of organelle contact sites

Y Elbaz, M Schuldiner - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2011 - cell.com
Membrane contact sites (MCS) are close appositions between two organelles that facilitate
both signaling and the passage of ions and lipids from one cellular compartment to another …