Entry
Name
Cardiac muscle contraction - Esox lucius (northern pike)
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
Esox lucius (northern pike) [GN:
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Gene
105023097 cacna1c; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1C isoform X1 [KO:K04850 ]
105006991 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D isoform X1 [KO:K04851 ]
105007355 cacna1d; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D isoform X1 [KO:K04851 ]
105022404 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D [KO:K04853 ]
105008776 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D [KO:K04853 ]
105013561 dihydropyridine-sensitive L-type skeletal muscle calcium channel subunit alpha-1 [KO:K04857 ]
105016828 dihydropyridine-sensitive L-type skeletal muscle calcium channel subunit alpha-1 [KO:K04857 ]
105013307 cacnb1; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-1 isoform X1 [KO:K04862 ]
105031374 cacnb2; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-2 isoform X2 [KO:K04863 ]
105026314 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-3 isoform X1 [KO:K04864 ]
105023164 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-4 isoform X1 [KO:K04865 ]
105016118 cacnb4; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-4 isoform X1 [KO:K04865 ]
105020378 voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-1 isoform X1 [KO:K04858 ]
105018430 voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-1 [KO:K04858 ]
105025419 cacna2d2; voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-2 isoform X1 [KO:K04859 ]
105028112 voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-2 isoform X1 [KO:K04859 ]
105006995 voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-3 isoform X1 [KO:K04860 ]
105014015 voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-3 [KO:K04860 ]
105023094 cacna2d4; voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-4 [KO:K04861 ]
105031141 voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-4 isoform X1 [KO:K04861 ]
105021571 cacng1; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-1 subunit [KO:K04866 ]
105010309 voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-3 subunit-like isoform X1 [KO:K04868 ]
105030719 cacng3; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-3 subunit [KO:K04868 ]
105021570 cacng4; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-4 subunit [KO:K04869 ]
105021569 cacng5; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-5 subunit isoform X2 [KO:K04870 ]
105025870 voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-6 subunit isoform X1 [KO:K04871 ]
105017044 myosin regulatory light chain 2, ventricular/cardiac muscle isoform [KO:K10351 ]
105026146 cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 2, mitochondrial-like [KO:K00415 ]
114839654 cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 6, mitochondrial-like [KO:K00416 ]
105013758 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform 2, mitochondrial-like [KO:K02263 ]
105027304 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform 1, mitochondrial-like [KO:K02263 ]
105027278 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform 1, mitochondrial [KO:K02263 ]
105013757 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform 2, mitochondrial-like isoform X1 [KO:K02263 ]
105030297 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A-related protein, mitochondrial [KO:K02270 ]
105006094 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A-related protein, mitochondrial-like [KO:K02270 ]
105024980 atp1b3; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-3 [KO:K01540 ]
105011329 atp1b1; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-1 [KO:K01540 ]
105019706 sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-233-like [KO:K01540 ]
105023914 sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-2 isoform X1 [KO:K01540 ]
105008587 sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-2-like [KO:K01540 ]
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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