Entry
Name
Cardiac muscle contraction - Homo sapiens (human)
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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Drug
D00297 Digitoxin (JAN/USP/INN)
D00319 Felodipine (JP18/USP/INN)
D00437 Nifedipine (JP18/USP/INN)
D00615 Amlodipine besylate (USP)
D00616 Diltiazem hydrochloride (JP18/USP)
D00617 Nicardipine hydrochloride (JP18/USAN)
D00618 Nisoldipine (JAN/USAN/INN)
D00619 Verapamil hydrochloride (JP18/USP)
D00629 Nitrendipine (JP18/USAN/INN)
D00631 Bepridil hydrochloride (USAN)
D00645 Bretylium tosylate (USP)
D01104 Barnidipine hydrochloride (JAN)
D01145 Azelnidipine (JP18/INN)
D01171 Monatepil maleate (JAN/USAN)
D01240 Deslanoside (JP18/USP/INN)
D01369 Bevantolol hydrochloride (JAN/USAN)
D01379 Proscillaridin (JAN/USAN/INN)
D01553 Manidipine hydrochloride (JP18)
D01604 Efonidipine hydrochloride ethanolate (JAN)
D01849 Lercanidipine hydrochloride (JAN/USAN)
D01908 Nilvadipine (JP18/USAN/INN)
D01933 Vatanidipine hydrochloride (JAN)
D01969 Gallopamil hydrochloride (JAN)
D02045 Benidipine hydrochloride (JP18)
D02914 Amlodipine maleate (USAN)
D03406 Cariporide mesylate (USAN)
D03536 Clentiazem maleate (JAN/USAN)
D03830 Diltiazem malate (USAN)
D03914 Dronedarone hydrochloride (USP)
D04510 Imciromab pentetate (USAN)
D05024 Mibefradil dihydrochloride (USAN)
D05442 Perhexiline maleate (USAN)
D06129 Tiapamil hydrochloride (USAN)
D07943 Fendiline hydrochloride
D08941 Levamlodipine malate (USAN)
D09036 Zoniporide mesylate (INN/USAN)
D09789 Kirenidipine hydrochloride (JAN)
D09833 Levosemotiadil fumarate (JAN)
D11723 Levamlodipine maleate (USAN)
D12265 Mavacamten (JAN/USAN/INN)
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Organism
Homo sapiens (human) [GN:
hsa ]
Gene
775 CACNA1C; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 C [KO:K04850 ]
776 CACNA1D; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 D [KO:K04851 ]
778 CACNA1F; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 F [KO:K04853 ]
779 CACNA1S; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 S [KO:K04857 ]
782 CACNB1; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit beta 1 [KO:K04862 ]
783 CACNB2; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit beta 2 [KO:K04863 ]
784 CACNB3; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit beta 3 [KO:K04864 ]
785 CACNB4; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit beta 4 [KO:K04865 ]
781 CACNA2D1; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit alpha2delta 1 [KO:K04858 ]
9254 CACNA2D2; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit alpha2delta 2 [KO:K04859 ]
55799 CACNA2D3; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit alpha2delta 3 [KO:K04860 ]
93589 CACNA2D4; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit alpha2delta 4 [KO:K04861 ]
786 CACNG1; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 1 [KO:K04866 ]
10369 CACNG2; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 2 [KO:K04867 ]
10368 CACNG3; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 3 [KO:K04868 ]
27092 CACNG4; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 4 [KO:K04869 ]
27091 CACNG5; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 5 [KO:K04870 ]
59285 CACNG6; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 6 [KO:K04871 ]
59284 CACNG7; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 7 [KO:K04872 ]
59283 CACNG8; calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 8 [KO:K04873 ]
3270 HRC; histidine rich calcium binding protein [KO:K23450 ]
487 ATP2A1; ATPase sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ transporting 1 [KO:K05853 ] [EC:7.2.2.10 ]
489 ATP2A3; ATPase sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ transporting 3 [KO:K05853 ] [EC:7.2.2.10 ]
488 ATP2A2; ATPase sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ transporting 2 [KO:K05853 ] [EC:7.2.2.10 ]
7134 TNNC1; troponin C1, slow skeletal and cardiac type [KO:K05865 ]
70 ACTC1; actin alpha cardiac muscle 1 [KO:K12314 ]
7386 UQCRFS1; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase, Rieske iron-sulfur polypeptide 1 [KO:K00411 ] [EC:7.1.1.8 ]
7384 UQCRC1; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein 1 [KO:K00414 ]
7385 UQCRC2; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein 2 [KO:K00415 ]
7388 UQCRH; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase hinge protein [KO:K00416 ]
440567 UQCRHL; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase hinge protein like [KO:K00416 ]
7381 UQCRB; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase binding protein [KO:K00417 ]
27089 UQCRQ; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase complex III subunit VII [KO:K00418 ]
29796 UQCR10; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase, complex III subunit X [KO:K00419 ]
10975 UQCR11; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase, complex III subunit XI [KO:K00420 ]
4514 COX3; cytochrome c oxidase subunit III [KO:K02262 ]
4513 COX2; cytochrome c oxidase subunit II [KO:K02261 ]
84701 COX4I2; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4I2 [KO:K02263 ]
1327 COX4I1; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4I1 [KO:K02263 ]
9377 COX5A; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5A [KO:K02264 ]
1329 COX5B; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5B [KO:K02265 ]
1337 COX6A1; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6A1 [KO:K02266 ]
1339 COX6A2; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6A2 [KO:K02266 ]
1340 COX6B1; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6B1 [KO:K02267 ]
1345 COX6C; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6C [KO:K02268 ]
1346 COX7A1; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A1 [KO:K02270 ]
1347 COX7A2; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A2 [KO:K02270 ]
9167 COX7A2L; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A2 like [KO:K02270 ]
1349 COX7B; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7B [KO:K02271 ]
1350 COX7C; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7C [KO:K02272 ]
1351 COX8A; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A [KO:K02273 ]
6546 SLC8A1; solute carrier family 8 member A1 [KO:K05849 ]
6543 SLC8A2; solute carrier family 8 member A2 [KO:K05849 ]
6547 SLC8A3; solute carrier family 8 member A3 [KO:K05849 ]
10479 SLC9A6; solute carrier family 9 member A6 [KO:K12041 ]
84679 SLC9A7; solute carrier family 9 member A7 [KO:K12041 ]
23439 ATP1B4; ATPase Na+/K+ transporting family member beta 4 [KO:K01540 ]
481 ATP1B1; ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit beta 1 [KO:K01540 ]
482 ATP1B2; ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit beta 2 [KO:K01540 ]
483 ATP1B3; ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit beta 3 [KO:K01540 ]
486 FXYD2; FXYD domain containing ion transport regulator 2 [KO:K01538 ]
6548 SLC9A1; solute carrier family 9 member A1 [KO:K05742 ]
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.
Journal
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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