Ca 2+ release mechanisms in cardiac & skeletal muscle OBJECTIVES Methodology:Methodology: Chimeric proteinsChimeric proteins FRETFRET Differences in Ca 2+ release between cardiac and skeletal muscleDifferences in Ca 2+ release between cardiac and skeletal muscle
INTRODUCTION
Ca 2+ channel characteristics
Voltage sensitive Ca 2+ channel molecular structure
Mammalian Ca 2+ channel genes
SR Ca 2+ release channel – Ryanodine receptor (RyR)
RyR molecular structure
Mammalian ligand-gated Ca 2+ channel genes
DHPR-RyR molecular arrangment
Ca 2+ release in skeletal muscle
Ca 2+ release in cardiac muscle
DISCUSSION
1.5 nA 15 nA 10 nA Cardiac sequence Skeletal muscle sequence pCac6 (Sk) pCARD1
pCac6 (Sk) pCARD1 Ca / Cd 2+ CELL SHORTENING Cardiac sequence Skeletal muscle sequence
I II III IV II-III LOOP
Serine 687 to alanine (S687A) Serine – PKA (only in Sk)
I II III IV II-III LOOP
Dyspedic myotubes Region with RyR-2 cDNA injection Normal myotubes Dyspedic myotubes with RyR-2 Ca 2+ transient during spontaneous contractions
Normal myotubesDyspedic myotubes with RyR-2
Ca 2+ current RyR-2 expressing Dyspedic myotubes Ca 2+ current & [Ca 2+ ] i RyR-2 expressing Dyspedic myotubes
Ca 2+ current CSk3 expressing Dyspedic myotubes Ca 2+ transient Dyspedic myotubes Electrically evoked Spontaneous Failure (electrical)