Article
STAC3 binding to CaV1.1 II-III loop is nonessential but critically supports skeletal muscle excitation-contraction coupling.
JCI insight - 8 Aug 2025
Tuinte Wietske E, Török Enikő, Tuluc Petronel, Fattori Fabiana, D'Amico Adele, Campiglio Marta
Abstract excerpt
Skeletal muscle excitation-contraction (EC) coupling depends on the direct coupling between CaV1.1 on the sarcolemma and ryanodine receptor (RyR1) on the sarcoplasmic reticulum. A key regulator of this process is STAC3, a protein essential for both the functional expression of CaV1.1 and its conformational coupling with RyR1. Mutations in Stac3 cause STAC3 disorder, a congenital myopathy characterized by muscle...
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- Humans
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Excitation Contraction Coupling
- Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel
- Calcium Channels, L-Type
