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Elevated local [Ca2+] and CaMKII promote spontaneous Ca2+ release in ankyrin-B-deficient hearts.
Cardiovascular research - 1 Aug 2016
Popescu Iuliana, Galice Samuel, Mohler Peter J, Despa Sanda
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Loss-of-function mutations in the cytoskeletal protein ankyrin-B (AnkB) cause ventricular tachyarrhythmias in humans. Previously, we found that a larger fraction of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+) leak occurs through Ca(2+) sparks in AnkB-deficient (AnkB(+/-)) mice, which may contribute to arrhythmogenicity via Ca(2+) waves. Here, we investigated the mechanisms responsible for increased Ca(2+) spark...
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