Entry
Name
Cardiac muscle contraction - Enhydra lutris kenyoni (northern sea otter)
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
Enhydra lutris kenyoni (northern sea otter) [GN:
elk ]
Gene
111159674 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1C isoform X1 [KO:K04850 ]
111143738 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D isoform X1 [KO:K04851 ]
111150407 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1F isoform X1 [KO:K04853 ]
111150995 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1S [KO:K04857 ]
111151650 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-1 isoform X1 [KO:K04862 ]
111155505 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-2 isoform X1 [KO:K04863 ]
111157805 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-3 isoform X1 [KO:K04864 ]
111141476 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-4 isoform X1 [KO:K04865 ]
111155265 voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-1 isoform X1 [KO:K04858 ]
111144160 voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-2 isoform X1 [KO:K04859 ]
111144138 voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-3 [KO:K04860 ]
111159692 voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-4 [KO:K04861 ]
111160559 sarcoplasmic reticulum histidine-rich calcium-binding protein [KO:K23450 ]
111156317 myosin regulatory light chain 2, ventricular/cardiac muscle isoform isoform X1 [KO:K10351 ]
111143869 cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 1, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K00414 ]
111142816 cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 6, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K00416 ]
111153043 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform 1, mitochondrial [KO:K02263 ]
111141707 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform 2, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K02263 ]
111155858 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5B, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K02265 ]
111156401 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6A1, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K02266 ]
111158437 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A-related protein, mitochondrial isoform X1 [KO:K02270 ]
111160948 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A, mitochondrial-like [KO:K02273 ]
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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.
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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.
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Reference
Authors
Landstrom AP, Dobrev D, Wehrens XHT
Title
Calcium Signaling and Cardiac Arrhythmias.
Journal
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