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Ca 2+ release mechanisms in cardiac & skeletal muscle. OBJECTIVES Methodology: Chimeric proteins FRET Differences in Ca 2+ release between cardiac and skeletal muscle. INTRODUCTION. Ca 2+ channel characteristics. Voltage sensitive Ca 2+ channel molecular structure.
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Ca2+ release mechanisms in cardiac & skeletal muscle OBJECTIVES Methodology: Chimeric proteins FRET Differences in Ca2+ release between cardiac and skeletal muscle
Cardiac sequence Skeletal muscle sequence pCac6 (Sk) 1.5 nA pCARD1 15 nA 10 nA
CELL SHORTENING Cardiac sequence Skeletal muscle sequence pCac6 (Sk) pCARD1 Ca2+ + 0 / Cd2+
I II III IV II-III LOOP
Serine687 to alanine (S687A) Serine – PKA (only in Sk)
I II III IV II-III LOOP
Region with RyR-2 cDNA injection Dyspedic myotubes Ca2+ transient during spontaneous contractions Normal myotubes Dyspedic myotubes with RyR-2
Normal myotubes Dyspedic myotubes with RyR-2
Ca2+ current & [Ca2+]i RyR-2 expressing Dyspedic myotubes Ca2+ current RyR-2 expressing Dyspedic myotubes
Ca2+ current CSk3 expressing Dyspedic myotubes Ca2+ transient Dyspedic myotubes Electrically evoked Spontaneous Failure (electrical)