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Na(+)/K)+)-ATPase α2-isoform preferentially modulates Ca2(+) transients and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2(+) release in cardiac myocytes.
Cardiovascular research - 1 Sept 2012
Despa Sanda, Lingrel Jerry B, Bers Donald M
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase (NKA) is essential in regulating [Na(+)](i), and thus cardiac myocyte Ca(2+) and contractility via Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchange. Different NKA-α subunit isoforms are present in the heart and may differ functionally, depending on specific membrane localization. In smooth muscle and astrocytes, NKA-α2 is located at the junctions with the endo(sarco)plasmic reticulum, where they could regulate local...
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