Entry
Name
Cardiac muscle contraction - Peromyscus leucopus (white-footed mouse)
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
Peromyscus leucopus (white-footed mouse) [GN:
pleu ]
Gene
114683299 Cacna1s; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1S [KO:K04857 ]
114684625 Hrc; sarcoplasmic reticulum histidine-rich calcium-binding protein [KO:K23450 ]
114686117 Slc8a1; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: sodium/calcium exchanger 1 [KO:K05849 ]
114686204 Cacna1d; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D isoform X1 [KO:K04851 ]
114686672 Atp2a1; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase 1 [KO:K05853 ] [EC:7.2.2.10 ]
114687339 Cacna2d1; voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-1 isoform X3 [KO:K04858 ]
114687520 Cacng8; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-8 subunit [KO:K04873 ]
114687522 Cacng7; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-7 subunit [KO:K04872 ]
114687528 Cacng6; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-6 subunit isoform X1 [KO:K04871 ]
114689941 Atp1b1; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-1 [KO:K01540 ]
114690437 Cacng4; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-4 subunit [KO:K04869 ]
114690438 Cacng5; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-5 subunit [KO:K04870 ]
114690478 Cacng1; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-1 subunit [KO:K04866 ]
114690974 Atp1b3; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-3 [KO:K01540 ]
114692206 Cacng3; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-3 subunit [KO:K04868 ]
114693172 Atp1b2; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-2 [KO:K01540 ]
114693931 Cacnb2; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-2 isoform X1 [KO:K04863 ]
114694218 Cacng2; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-2 subunit [KO:K04867 ]
114698446 Cacnb4; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-4 isoform X1 [KO:K04865 ]
114698733 Slc8a3; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: sodium/calcium exchanger 3 [KO:K05849 ]
114700759 Cacna2d4; voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-4 isoform X1 [KO:K04861 ]
114700762 Cacna1c; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1C isoform X8 [KO:K04850 ]
114701281 Cacna1f; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1F [KO:K04853 ]
114702139 Cacna2d3; voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-3 isoform X1 [KO:K04860 ]
114706333 Atp2a3; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase 3 [KO:K05853 ] [EC:7.2.2.10 ]
114706913 Cacnb1; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-1 isoform X3 [KO:K04862 ]
114708536 Cacnb3; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-3 isoform X1 [KO:K04864 ]
114710954 Cacna2d2; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-2 [KO:K04859 ]
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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