Entry
Name
Cardiac muscle contraction - Tupaia chinensis (Chinese tree shrew)
Description
Contraction of the heart is a complex process initiated by the electrical excitation of cardiac myocytes (excitation-contraction coupling, ECC). In cardiac myocytes, Ca2+ influx induced by activation of voltage-dependent L-type Ca channels (DHP receptors) upon membrane depolarization triggers the release of Ca2+ via Ca2+ release channels (ryanodine receptors) of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) through a Ca2+ -induced Ca release (CICR) mechanism. Ca2+ ions released via the CICR mechanism diffuse through the cytosolic space to contractile proteins to bind to troponinC resulting in the release of inhibition induced by troponinI. The Ca2+ binding to troponinC thereby triggers the sliding of thin and thick filaments, that is, the activation of a crossbridge and subsequent cardiac force development and/or cell shortening. Recovery occurs as Ca2+ is pumped out of the cell by the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX) or is returned to the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) by sarco(endo)plasmic Ca2+ -ATPase (SERCA) pumps on the non-junctional region of the SR.
Class
Organismal Systems; Circulatory system
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Organism
Tupaia chinensis (Chinese tree shrew) [GN:
tup ]
Gene
102484770 CACNA1D; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 D [KO:K04851 ]
102482779 CACNA1F; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 F [KO:K04853 ]
102481015 CACNA1S; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 S [KO:K04857 ]
102475272 CACNB1; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit beta 1 [KO:K04862 ]
102473215 CACNB2; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit beta 2 [KO:K04863 ]
102502262 CACNB3; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit beta 3 [KO:K04864 ]
102474154 CACNB4; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit beta 4 [KO:K04865 ]
102482417 CACNA2D1; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit alpha2delta 1 [KO:K04858 ]
102494398 CACNA2D2; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit alpha2delta 2 [KO:K04859 ]
102489976 CACNA2D3; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit alpha2delta 3 [KO:K04860 ]
102472656 CACNA2D4; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit alpha2delta 4 [KO:K04861 ]
102496795 CACNG1; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 1 [KO:K04866 ]
102495760 CACNG2; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 2 [KO:K04867 ]
102493923 CACNG3; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 3 [KO:K04868 ]
102489456 CACNG4; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 4 [KO:K04869 ]
102496364 CACNG5; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 5 [KO:K04870 ]
102483172 CACNG6; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 6 [KO:K04871 ]
102482749 CACNG7; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 7 [KO:K04872 ]
102497622 CACNG8; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 8 [KO:K04873 ]
102486208 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform 2, mitochondrial [KO:K02263 ]
102468896 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform 1, mitochondrial [KO:K02263 ]
102499602 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform 1, mitochondrial-like [KO:K02263 ]
102470904 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A-related protein, mitochondrial [KO:K02270 ]
102493344 sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-3-like [KO:K01540 ]
102474656 ATP1B4; ATPase Na+/K+ transporting family member beta 4 [KO:K01540 ]
102481218 FXYD2; FXYD domain containing ion transport regulator 2 [KO:K01538 ]
Compound
Reference
Authors
Bers DM
Title
Calcium cycling and signaling in cardiac myocytes.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Bers DM
Title
Cardiac excitation-contraction coupling.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Endoh M
Title
Signal transduction and Ca2+ signaling in intact myocardium.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Endoh M
Title
Cardiac Ca2+ signaling and Ca2+ sensitizers.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Bers DM, Despa S
Title
Cardiac myocytes Ca2+ and Na+ regulation in normal and failing hearts.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Gordon AM, Homsher E, Regnier M
Title
Regulation of contraction in striated muscle.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Phrommintikul A, Chattipakorn N
Title
Roles of cardiac ryanodine receptor in heart failure and sudden cardiac death.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Lacinova L
Title
Voltage-dependent calcium channels.
Journal
Gen Physiol Biophys 24 Suppl 1:1-78 (2005)
Reference
Authors
Lingrel J, Moseley A, Dostanic I, Cougnon M, He S, James P, Woo A, O'Connor K, Neumann J
Title
Functional roles of the alpha isoforms of the Na,K-ATPase.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Berg JS, Powell BC, Cheney RE
Title
A millennial myosin census.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Parmacek MS, Solaro RJ
Title
Biology of the troponin complex in cardiac myocytes.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Yamashita H, Sugiura S, Fujita H, Yasuda S, Nagai R, Saeki Y, Sunagawa K, Sugi H
Title
Myosin light chain isoforms modify force-generating ability of cardiac myosin by changing the kinetics of actin-myosin interaction.
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Reference
Authors
Pritchard TJ, Kranias EG
Title
Junctin and the histidine-rich Ca2+ binding protein: potential roles in heart failure and arrhythmogenesis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Landstrom AP, Dobrev D, Wehrens XHT
Title
Calcium Signaling and Cardiac Arrhythmias.
Journal
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