Entry
Name
Cardiac muscle contraction - Rattus norvegicus (rat)
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
Rattus norvegicus (rat) [GN:
rno ]
Gene
24239 Cacna1c; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1C [KO:K04850 ]
29716 Cacna1d; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D [KO:K04851 ]
114493 Cacna1f; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1F [KO:K04853 ]
682930 Cacna1s; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1S [KO:K04857 ]
50688 Cacnb1; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-1 [KO:K04862 ]
116600 Cacnb2; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-2 isoform 2 [KO:K04863 ]
25297 Cacnb3; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-3 [KO:K04864 ]
58942 Cacnb4; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-4 isoform 2 [KO:K04865 ]
25399 Cacna2d1; voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-1 isoform 3 precursor [KO:K04858 ]
300992 Cacna2d2; voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-2 precursor [KO:K04859 ]
306243 Cacna2d3; voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-3 precursor [KO:K04860 ]
312668 Cacna2d4; voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-4 [KO:K04861 ]
29658 Cacng1; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-1 subunit [KO:K04866 ]
84347 Cacng2; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-2 subunit [KO:K04867 ]
140724 Cacng3; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-3 subunit [KO:K04868 ]
140725 Cacng4; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-4 subunit [KO:K04869 ]
140726 Cacng5; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-5 subunit [KO:K04870 ]
140727 Cacng6; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-6 subunit [KO:K04871 ]
140728 Cacng7; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-7 subunit [KO:K04872 ]
140729 Cacng8; voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-8 subunit [KO:K04873 ]
292905 Hrc; sarcoplasmic reticulum histidine-rich calcium-binding protein precursor [KO:K23450 ]
29693 Atp2a2; sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase 2 isoform b [KO:K05853 ] [EC:7.2.2.10 ]
290561 Tnnc1; troponin C, slow skeletal and cardiac muscles [KO:K05865 ]
24837 Tnnt2; troponin T, cardiac muscle isoform 1 [KO:K12045 ]
24851 Tpm1; tropomyosin alpha-1 chain isoform Tpm1.6cy [KO:K10373 ]
500450 Tpm2; tropomyosin beta chain isoform Tpm2.1sm/cy [KO:K10374 ]
117557 Tpm3; tropomyosin alpha-3 chain isoform Tpm3.3cy [KO:K09290 ]
363925 Myl2; myosin regulatory light chain 2, ventricular/cardiac muscle isoform [KO:K10351 ]
301011 Uqcrc1; cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 1, mitochondrial precursor [KO:K00414 ]
293448 Uqcrc2; cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 2, mitochondrial precursor [KO:K00415 ]
366448 Uqcrh; cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 6, mitochondrial [KO:K00416 ]
685596 Uqcrbl1; cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 7-like [KO:K00417 ]
685322 Uqcr10; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase complex 7.2kDa protein [KO:K00419 ]
690848 Uqcr11; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase, complex III subunit XI [KO:K00420 ]
26204 COX3; cytochrome c oxidase subunit III [KO:K02262 ]
26198 COX2; cytochrome c oxidase subunit II [KO:K02261 ]
84683 Cox4i2; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform 2, mitochondrial isoform 2 precursor [KO:K02263 ]
29445 Cox4i1; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform 1, mitochondrial precursor [KO:K02263 ]
252934 Cox5a; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5A, mitochondrial precursor [KO:K02264 ]
94194 Cox5b; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5B, mitochondrial precursor [KO:K02265 ]
25278 Cox6a2; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6A2, mitochondrial precursor [KO:K02266 ]
25282 Cox6a1; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6A1, mitochondrial precursor [KO:K02266 ]
54322 Cox6c; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6C-2 [KO:K02268 ]
29507 Cox7a2; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A2, mitochondrial precursor [KO:K02270 ]
298762 Cox7a2l; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A2 like isoform 1 [KO:K02270 ]
688386 Cox7a2l2; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A2, mitochondrial [KO:K02270 ]
303393 Cox7b; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7B, mitochondrial precursor [KO:K02271 ]
100188937 Cox7c; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7C, mitochondrial [KO:K02272 ]
100360357 Cox7cl1; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7C, mitochondrial-like [KO:K02272 ]
25250 Cox8b; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8B, mitochondrial precursor [KO:K02273 ]
360229 Cox8c; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8C, mitochondrial [KO:K02273 ]
171335 Cox8a; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A, mitochondrial precursor [KO:K02273 ]
29715 Slc8a1; sodium/calcium exchanger 1 isoform 6 precursor [KO:K05849 ]
140447 Slc8a2; sodium/calcium exchanger 2 precursor [KO:K05849 ]
140448 Slc8a3; sodium/calcium exchanger 3 precursor [KO:K05849 ]
24211 Atp1a1; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit alpha-1 precursor [KO:K01539 ] [EC:7.2.2.13 ]
24212 Atp1a2; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit alpha-2 precursor [KO:K01539 ] [EC:7.2.2.13 ]
25650 Atp1b1; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-1 [KO:K01540 ]
24214 Atp1b2; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-2 [KO:K01540 ]
25390 Atp1b3; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-3 [KO:K01540 ]
29639 Fxyd2; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit gamma isoform a [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.
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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