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ArticleCell calcium2007

Systemic ablation of RyR3 alters Ca2+ spark signaling in adult skeletal muscle.

Noah Weisleder, Christopher Ferrante, Yutaka Hirata, Claude Collet, Yi Chu, Heping Cheng, Hiroshi Takeshima, Jianjie Ma

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Article in Cell calcium, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Noah WeislederDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, United States.
Christopher Ferrante
Yutaka Hirata
Claude Collet
Yi Chu
Heping Cheng
Hiroshi Takeshima
Jianjie Ma
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique · MAKyoto Pharmaceutical University · JP

Funding

Modulation of MG53 Function in Cardiac Membrane RepairR01HL069000 · NHLBI · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI MA, JIANJIE · 2002 to 2016
$5.3M
Ca Sparks in Muscle Aging and DystrophyR01AG028614 · NIA · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI MA, JIANJIE · 2006 to 2016
$4.1M
RYANODINE RECEPTOR OF E/C COUPLING IN STRIATED MUSCLESR01AG015556 · NIA · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI MA, JIANJIE · 1997 to 2006
$2.6M
TRIC, a Novel Modulator of Intracellular Ca HomeostasisR01AG028856 · NIA · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI MA, JIANJIE · 2008 to 2012
$2.1M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL069000NIA NIH HHS R01 AG015556NIA NIH HHS R01 AG028614NIA NIH HHS R01 AG028856
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ca2+ sparks are localized intracellular Ca2+ release events from the sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle cells that result from synchronized opening of ryanodine receptors (RyR). In mammalian skeletal muscle, RyR1 is the predominant isoform present in adult skeletal fibers, while some RyR3 is expressed during development. Functional studies have revealed a differential role for RyR1 and RyR3 in the overall Ca2+ signaling in skeletal muscle, but the contribution of these two isoforms to Ca2+ sparks in adult mammalian skeletal muscle has not been fully examined. When enzyme-disassociated, individual adult skeletal muscle fibers are exposed to an osmotic shock, the resting fiber converts from a quiescent to a highly active Ca2+ release state where Ca2+ sparks appear proximal to the sarcolemmal membrane. These osmotic shock-induced Ca2+ sparks occur in ryr3(-/-) muscle with a spatial distribution similar to that seen in wild type muscle. Kinetic analysis reveals that systemic ablation of RyR3 results in significant changes to the initiation, duration and amplitude of individual Ca2+ sparks in muscle fibers. These changes may reflect the adaptation of the muscle Ca2+ signaling or contractile machinery due to the loss of RyR3 expression in distal tissues, as biochemical assays identify significant changes in expression of myosin heavy chain protein in ryr3(-/-) muscle.

Indexed as

AnimalsCalciumCalcium SignalingMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMuscle Fibers, SkeletalMuscle, SkeletalMyosinsOsmotic PressureRyanodine Receptor Calcium Release ChannelSarcoplasmic ReticulumCalciumMyosinsRyanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel

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PMID17412417
PMCPMC2095780
OpenAlexW2031733705

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